Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults at Primary Care Visits: VITAL-AF Randomized Controlled Trial

Undiagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) may cause preventable strokes. Guidelines differ regarding AF screening recommendations. We tested whether point-of-care screening with a handheld single-lead ECG at primary care practice visits increases diagnoses of AF. We randomized 16 primary care clinics 1:1...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2022-03, Vol.145 (13), p.946-954
Hauptverfasser:	Lubitz, Steven A., Atlas, Steven J., Ashburner, Jeffrey M., Lipsanopoulos, Ana T. Trisini, Borowsky, Leila H., Guan, Wyliena, Khurshid, Shaan, Ellinor, Patrick T., Chang, Yuchiao, McManus, David D., Singer, Daniel E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology Electrocardiography Humans Mass Screening Primary Health Care Stroke - diagnosis Stroke - epidemiology Stroke - prevention & control
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