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Accuracy of methods for detecting an irregular pulse and suspected atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Pulse palpation has been recommended as the first step of screening to detect atrial fibrillation. We aimed to determine and compare the accuracy of different methods for detecting pulse irregularities caused by atrial fibrillation. METHODS: We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CI...

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Autores principales: Taggar, Jaspal S, Coleman, Tim, Lewis, Sarah, Heneghan, Carl, Jones, Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4952027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26464292
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047487315611347