Feasibility and outcomes of atrial fibrillation screening using intermittent electrocardiography in a primary healthcare setting: A cross-sectional study.
Faris GhazalHolger TheobaldMårten RosenqvistFaris Al-KhaliliPublished in: PloS one (2018)
The AF screening project exhibited a high participation rate and resulted in a high rate of newly discovered AF; of these newly diagnosed patients, 88% could be treated with an oral anticoagulant.
Keyphrases
- newly diagnosed
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- ejection fraction
- heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- peritoneal dialysis
- venous thromboembolism
- type diabetes
- high intensity
- insulin resistance
- mitral valve