High Burden of Unrecognized Atrial Fibrillation in Rural India: An Innovative Community-Based Cross-Sectional Screening Program.
Apurv SoniAllison EaronAnna HandorfNisha FaheyKandarp TalatiJohn A BostromKi H ChonCraig NapolitanoMichael ChinJohn SullivanShyamsundar RaithathaRobert J GoldbergSomashekhar Marutirao NimbalkarJeroan A AllisonSunil ThanviDavid D McManusPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2016)
Our study suggests a prevalence of atrial fibrillation in this Indian region (5.1%) that is markedly higher than has been previously reported in India and similar to the prevalence estimates reported in studies of persons from North America and Europe. Historically low reported burden of atrial fibrillation among individuals from low and middle-income countries may be due to a lack of routine screening. Mobile technologies may help overcome resource limitations for atrial fibrillation screening in underserved and low-resource settings.