Population-Based Screening for Atrial Fibrillation
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Screening for atrial fibrillation in primary care.
OBJECTIVE To investigate a population of elderly people for atrial fibrillation and to determine how many of the cases identified might benefit from treatment with anticoagulants. METHODS From a practice of four primary care physicians, 1422 patients aged 65 years and over were identified, of whom 1207 (85% of the total population) underwent electrocardiographic screening to detect the presen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0009-7330,1524-4571
DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.120.316341