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Cost-effectiveness of screening for atrial fibrillation in primary care with a handheld, single-lead electrocardiogram device in the Netherlands
ConclusionScreening for AF in primary care with a handheld, single-lead ECG during seasonal influenza vaccination is very likely to be cost saving for identifying new cases of AF in the Dutch population aged 65 years and over. Active screening for AF with a single-lead, handheld ECG device during seasonal influenza vaccination could be implemented in primary care.
Source: Europace - October 11, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Validation and clinical use of a novel diagnostic device for screening of atrial fibrillation
Conclusion The high AF detection performance of the MyDiagnostick, combined with the ease of use of the device, enables large screening programmes for detection of undiagnosed AF.
Source: Europace - August 29, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tieleman, R. G., Plantinga, Y., Rinkes, D., Bartels, G. L., Posma, J. L., Cator, R., Hofman, C., Houben, R. P. Tags: Atrial fibrillation Source Type: research

Screening for atrial fibrillation in patients aged 65 years or over attending annual flu vaccination clinics at a single general practice.
CONCLUSIONS: Screening was ineffective. ECG immediately after pulse assessment is essential. Screening was acceptable to patients but required additional resources. Age groups 65-74 and ≥ 85 years were not adequately screened using flu clinics. Novel methods screening older, non-attending patients are required. Practices should introduce annual pulse checks into chronic disease templates and prompts for those aged ≥ 65 years attending surgery. Additional screening should target practices with low AF prevalence or poor rates of opportunistic screening. PMID: 23735694 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Quality in Primary Care - May 1, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rhys GC, Azhar MF, Foster A Tags: Qual Prim Care Source Type: research