Performance of pulse palpation compared to one-lead ECG in atrial fibrillation screening.
Katrin Kemp GudmundsdottirTove FredrikssonEmma SvennbergFaris Al-KhaliliLeif FribergHenrike HäbelViveka FrykmanJohan EngdahlPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2021)
Pulse palpation was inferior to single-lead ECG when screening for atrial fibrillation. We therefore advocate the use of single-lead ECG rather than pulse palpation when screening for atrial fibrillation. Palpitations did not predict atrial fibrillation.