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Opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation in a real-life setting in general practice in Denmark—The Atrial Fibrillation Found On Routine Detection (AFFORD) non-interventional study

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a chronic disease with an incidence increasing steeply by age and affecting more than 11 million patients in Europe and the United States. Diagnosing AF is essential for the prevention of stroke by oral anticoagulation. Opportunistic screening for AF in patients ≥65 years...

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Autores principales: Hald, Jonas, Poulsen, Peter Bo, Qvist, Ina, Holm, Lisbeth, Wedell-Wedellsborg, Dorte, Dybro, Lars, Frost, Lars
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5683635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29131836
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188086