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How is atrial fibrillation detected in everyday healthcare? Results of a  Dutch cohort study
CONCLUSION: Diagnosing AF is a multidisciplinary process. The irregular heartbeat was most often detected by the GP, but cardiologists diagnosed most cases. One-third of all newly diagnosed AF was silent.PMID:36048351 | DOI:10.1007/s12471-022-01719-2
Source: Netherlands Heart Journal - September 1, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: N Verbiest-van Gurp S B Uittenbogaart S C M van de Moosdijk U F van Sprang J A Knottnerus H E J H Stoffers W A M Lucassen Source Type: research

Conditions associated with the initiation of domiciliary care following a hospital admission: a cohort study in East London, England
Conclusion Hospitals are a major referral route into domiciliary care. While patients admitted due to new and acute illnesses account for many domiciliary care packages, exacerbations of long-term conditions and age-related and frailty-related conditions are also important drivers.
Source: BMJ Open - September 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Grimm, F., Lewer, D., Craig, J., Rogans-Watson, R., Shand, J. Tags: Open access, Health services research Source Type: research

Cardiovascular-related conditions and risk factors in primary care for deprived communities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study in Northern England
Conclusion Recorded CVD-related risk factors and conditions remained comparable before and during COVID-19. These are higher in the Deep End than in England and similar or lower than the non-Deep End, with a higher optimal statin prescribing rate. However, it was not possible to control for age and sex. More work is needed to estimate the consequences of the pandemic on disadvantaged communities and to compare whether the findings are replicated in other areas of deprivation.
Source: BMJ Open - November 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Fu, Y., Price, C., Haining, S., Gaffney, B., Julien, D., Whitty, P., Newton, J. L. Tags: Open access, Public health, COVID-19 Source Type: research

Unlucky numbers: Fighting murder convictions that rest on shoddy stats
LEIDEN, THE NETHERLANDS— When a Dutch nurse named Lucia de Berk stood trial for serial murder in 2003, statistician Richard Gill was aware of the case. But he saw no reason to stick his nose into it. De Berk was a pediatric nurse at Juliana Children’s Hospital in The Hague. In 2001, after a baby died while she was on duty, a colleague told superiors that De Berk had been present at a suspiciously high number of deaths and resuscitations. Hospital staff immediately informed the police. When investigators reexamined records from De Berk’s shifts, they found 10 suspicious incidents. Three other hospitals where D...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - January 19, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Socioeconomic deprivation and post-stroke care in the community
Br J Gen Pract. 2023 Jan 26;73(727):56-57. doi: 10.3399/bjgp23X731781. Print 2023 Feb.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36702607 | DOI:10.3399/bjgp23X731781
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - January 26, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Anna Pawlak Eugene Yee Hing Tang Source Type: research