Real-world data in primary care: validation of diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in primary care electronic medical records and estimated prevalence among consulting patients'.
C de Burgos-LunarI Del Cura-GonzálezJ Cárdenas-ValladolidP Gómez-CampeloJ C Abánades-HerranzA López-de AndrésM Sotos-PrietoV Iriarte-CampoM A Salinero-FortPublished in: BMC primary care (2023)
The validation results obtained enable diagnosis of AF recorded in primary care to be used as a tool for epidemiological studies. A high prevalence of AF was found, especially in older patients.
Keyphrases
- primary care
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- general practice
- chronic kidney disease
- risk factors
- oral anticoagulants
- prognostic factors
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- left atrial appendage
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- direct oral anticoagulants
- big data
- coronary artery disease
- machine learning
- artificial intelligence
- patient reported