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Cluster randomised controlled trial of screening for atrial fibrillation in people aged 70 years and over to reduce stroke: protocol for the pilot study for the SAFER trial

INTRODUCTION: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia associated with 30% of strokes, as well as other cardiovascular disease, dementia and death. AF meets many criteria for screening, but there is limited evidence that AF screening reduces stroke. Consequently, no countries recommend nation...

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Autores principales: Williams, Kate, Modi, Rakesh Narendra, Dymond, Andrew, Hoare, Sarah, Powell, Alison, Burt, Jenni, Edwards, Duncan, Lund, Jenny, Johnson, Rachel, Lobban, Trudie, Lown, Mark, Sweeting, Michael J, Thom, H, Kaptoge, Stephen, Fusco, Francesco, Morris, Stephen, Lip, Gregory, Armstrong, Natalie, Cowie, Martin R, Fitzmaurice, David A, Freedman, Ben, Griffin, Simon J, Sutton, Stephen, Hobbs, FD Richard, McManus, Richard J, Mant, Jonathan, SAFER Authorship Group, The
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9472173/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36691194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065066