Atrial fibrillation detection with a portable device during cardiovascular screening in primary care.
Adriana C DiamantinoBruno Ramos NascimentoAndrea Zawacki BeatonMaria do Carmo Pereira NunesKaciane K B OliveiraLara C RabeloMarcia M BarbosaAlison R TompsettLaura OlivieriMariana D MataWaydder Antônio A CostaAugusto F PereiraLuciana C DiamantinoAntonio Luiz Pinho RibeiroCraig SableLuisa C C BrantPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2020)
AFSD demonstrated high sensitivity for AF detection in primary care patients referred for echo. AF prevalence was substantial and independently associated with structural or functional heart disease, suggesting that AFSD screening could be a useful primary care tool to stratify risk and prioritise echo.
Keyphrases
- primary care
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance
- ejection fraction
- general practice
- chronic kidney disease
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- newly diagnosed
- heart failure
- label free
- left atrial
- risk factors
- pulmonary hypertension
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- diffusion weighted
- catheter ablation
- contrast enhanced
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- direct oral anticoagulants
- patient reported outcomes
- quantum dots
- patient reported