Systematic Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients at Moderate-to-High Risk of Stroke 　- Potential to Increase the Atrial Fibrillation Detection Rate (SCAN-AF)

CONCLUSIONS: Sequential use of a BP monitor and handheld ECG for 4 weeks is a practical strategy for identifying undiagnosed AF in Japanese people at heightened risk of stroke.PMID:35125371 | DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-21-0813

Source: Circulation Journal - February 7, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eiichi Watanabe Naohiko Takahashi Ronald Aronson Ako Ohsawa Yuriko Ishibashi Yuji Murakawa SCAN-AF Investigators Source Type: research