Screening for atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke: a meta-analysis.
William F McintyreSøren Z DiederichsenBen FreedmanRenate B SchnabelEmma SvennbergJeff S HealeyPublished in: European heart journal open (2022)
If and how to screen for AF is an important public health concern. The body of evidence published to date suggests that AF could be effective to prevent strokes in some settings. The AF-SCREEN/AFFECT-EU individual patient data meta-analysis aims to comprehensively assess the benefits and risks of AF screening, and determine how population, screening method, and health-system factors influence stroke prevention.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- public health
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- systematic review
- heart failure
- high throughput
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- meta analyses
- randomized controlled trial
- electronic health record
- big data
- machine learning
- acute coronary syndrome
- artificial intelligence
- deep learning
- venous thromboembolism
- single cell