Self-detection of atrial fibrillation in an aged population: three-year follow-up of the LietoAF intervention study

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is often asymptomatic and undiagnosed until an ischaemic stroke occurs. An irregular pulse is a key manifestation of AF. We assessed whether pulse self-palpation is feasible in screening of AF. METHODS: Altogether 205 residents of Lieto municipality aged ≥75 year...

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Autores principales: Jaakkola, Jussi, Virtanen, Raine, Vasankari, Tuija, Salminen, Marika, Airaksinen, K.E. Juhani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28915862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0607-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5602855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28915862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0607-0

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