2021 Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) practice guidance on atrial fibrillation screening.
Ngai-Yin ChanJessica J OrchardMichael-Joseph AgbayaniDean BoddingtonTze Fan ChaoSofian JoharBobby JohnBoyoung JoungSaravanan KrishinanRungroj KrittayaphongSayaka KurokawaChu-Pak LauToon Wei LimPham Tran LinhVien Hoang LongAjay NaikYasuo OkumuraTetsuo SasanoBernard YanSunu Budhi RaharjoDicky Armein HanafyYoga YuniadiNwe NweZahid Aslam AwanHe HuangBen FreedmanPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2021)
In this paper, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) sought to provide practice guidance on AF screening based on recent evidence, with specific considerations relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. A key recommendation is opportunistic screening for people aged ≥65 years (all countries), with systematic screening to be considered for people aged ≥75 years or who have additional risk factors (all countries).