To screen or not to screen? Examining the arguments against screening for atrial fibrillation.
Journal Article
Neubeck, L., Orchard, J., Lowres, N., & Freedman, S. B. (2017)
To screen or not to screen? Examining the arguments against screening for atrial fibrillation. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 26(9), 880-886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.118
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, with a lifetime risk of 1 in 4 of developing AF over the age of 40 years. Around 40% of patients are asymptomat...