Lessons from the current European Heart Rhythm Association consensus document on screening for atrial fibrillation

In this paper, we reviewed the atrial fibrillation screening strategies in a stepwise manner and discussed the uncertainties in the assessment of the need for anticoagulation in light of the recently published European Heart Rhythm Association consensus document. We reviewed not only the methods and...

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Autores principales: Özcan, Emin Evren, Görenek, Bülent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kare Publishing 2018
Materias:
Invited Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5864773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29521317
http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2018.37043
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Sumario:In this paper, we reviewed the atrial fibrillation screening strategies in a stepwise manner and discussed the uncertainties in the assessment of the need for anticoagulation in light of the recently published European Heart Rhythm Association consensus document. We reviewed not only the methods and tools but also the role of health care professionals and patient organizations in addition to cost-effectiveness issues.

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