Should we screen for atrial fibrillation?

BMJ. 2019 Feb 13:364:l43. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l43.

Authors

Mark Lown^{1

2}, Patrick Moran^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Aldermoor Health Centre, Southampton, UK m.lown@soton.ac.uk Moranp6@tcd.ie.
² Trinity College Dublin, Ireland m.lown@soton.ac.uk Moranp6@tcd.ie.

PMID: 30760476
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l43

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy
Electrocardiography
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Mass Screening* / methods
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data
Risk Assessment
Stroke / prevention & control*

Substances

Anticoagulants