Reliability of pulse palpation in the detection of atrial fibrillation in an elderly population

PURPOSE: Atrial fibrillation (AF) may first present as an ischemic stroke. Pulse palpation is a potential screening method for asymptomatic AF. We aimed to assess the reliability of pulse palpation by the elderly in detecting AF. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After brief information and training session co...

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Autores principales: Jaakkola, Jussi, Vasankari, Tuija, Virtanen, Raine, Juhani Airaksinen, K. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5592357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28784027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2017.1358858

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5592357/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28784027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2017.1358858

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