Opportunistic Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in the Pharmacies: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Marco BacchiniSamuele BonomettiFrancesco Del ZottiAlessandro LechiFederico RealdonCristiano FavaPietro Minuz

Published in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2019)

Opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation in the pharmacies is feasible and allows to identify a number of subjects with silent, non-previously diagnosed AF, therefore is potentially useful in large-scale projects aimed at the prevention of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
oral anticoagulants
catheter ablation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
quality improvement
left ventricular
acute coronary syndrome
mitral valve