Tag: AF screening
ESC 2024: Mass AF screening via ECG plus heart failure biomarker...
Mass screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) using electrocardiography (ECG) together with a heart failure biomarker does not prevent ischaemic stroke or systemic in older...
ESC 2024: Wearable monitor increases diagnoses of common heart rhythm disorder...
Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) using a wearable heart monitor for two weeks can identify older adults with this potentially dangerous abnormal heart rhythm,...
EHRA 2021: Efforts should be made to increase participation in atrial...
Further efforts should be made to increase participation in atrial fibrillation (AF) screening—particularly in elderly populations, where systematic screening for AF can help to...
Case strengthens for opportunistic atrial fibrillation screening
By Angela Gonzalez
In the quest to reduce the number of atrial fibrillation (AF) related strokes, which account for a third of all ischaemic strokes,...