Feasibility of screening for atrial fibrillation in a domiciliary setting: opportunistic one-time screening at preventive home visits in municipalities
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Feasibility of screening for atrial fibrillation in a domiciliary setting : opportunistic one-time screening at preventive home visits in municipalities. / Poulsen, Peter Bo; Hemmingsen, Ulla; Melgaard, Tine Anette; Elleby, Heidi Buch; Wedell-Wedellsborg, Dorte; Dybro, Lars; Lund, Ida Marie; Dixen, Ulrik; Frost, Lars.
I: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, Bind 56, Nr. 1, 2022, s. 243-246.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Feasibility of screening for atrial fibrillation in a domiciliary setting
T2 - opportunistic one-time screening at preventive home visits in municipalities
AU - Poulsen, Peter Bo
AU - Hemmingsen, Ulla
AU - Melgaard, Tine Anette
AU - Elleby, Heidi Buch
AU - Wedell-Wedellsborg, Dorte
AU - Dybro, Lars
AU - Lund, Ida Marie
AU - Dixen, Ulrik
AU - Frost, Lars
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Current evidence base for atrial fibrillation (AF) screening is insufficient. An important finding in the STROKESTOP study was that non-participants had significantly worse outcomes. In a group of potentially non-participants feasibility of opportunistic screening in a domiciliary setting with municipality preventive home visits to citizens ≥75 years was investigated. Handheld ECG device was used by trained municipality caregivers followed by cardiologist assessment. Eighty-five percent consented to being screened, and seven of 477 screened were found with AF. Opportunistic screening in preventive home visits had a high participation rate and was feasible. Randomized trials are needed before making any firm conclusions.
AB - Current evidence base for atrial fibrillation (AF) screening is insufficient. An important finding in the STROKESTOP study was that non-participants had significantly worse outcomes. In a group of potentially non-participants feasibility of opportunistic screening in a domiciliary setting with municipality preventive home visits to citizens ≥75 years was investigated. Handheld ECG device was used by trained municipality caregivers followed by cardiologist assessment. Eighty-five percent consented to being screened, and seven of 477 screened were found with AF. Opportunistic screening in preventive home visits had a high participation rate and was feasible. Randomized trials are needed before making any firm conclusions.
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - domiciliary setting
KW - electrocardiography
KW - epidemiology
KW - municipality
KW - opportunistic screening
U2 - 10.1080/14017431.2022.2095016
DO - 10.1080/14017431.2022.2095016
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35801631
AN - SCOPUS:85133582172
VL - 56
SP - 243
EP - 246
JO - Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal
JF - Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal
SN - 1401-7458
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 321834992