Simantirakis EN, et al. - Researchers tested the hypothesis that continuous rhythm monitoring via implantable loop recorders (ILRs) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients after the first clinical episode is of clinical significance and precisely evaluate the AF recurrence profile. They assessed the maximum duration of episodes and the recurrence rate of the arrhythmia during a follow-up period of 3-years in consecutive patients with paroxysmal AF received an ILR after their first symptomatic episode. Either absence of AF recurrence or a low recurrence rate was reported in a significant percentage of patients who had survived their first symptomatic episode. In most of the cases, patients presented with episodes of short duration. In patients with a low recurrence rate, a greater use of statins was reported.