Reliability of single-lead electrocardiogram interpretation to detect atrial fibrillation: insights from the SAFER feasibility study.
Katie HibbittJames BrimicombeMartin R CowieAndrew DymondBen FreedmanSimon J GriffinFrederick David Richard HobbsHannah Clair LindénGregory Yoke Hong LipJonathan MantRichard J McManusMadhumitha PandiarajaKate WilliamsPeter H CharltonPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)
Inter-rater reliability of AF diagnosis from single-lead ECGs was found to be moderate in older adults. Strategies to improve reliability might include participant and cardiologist training and designing AF detection programmes to obtain sufficient ECGs for reliable diagnoses.