Screening for atrial fibrillation with baseline and intermittent ECG recording in an out-of-hospital population

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Hendrikx, Tijn ^a   Hörnsten, Rolf ^a   Rosenqvist, Mårten ^b   Sandström, Herbert ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Handheld ECG; Screening; Stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHADS2 SCORE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PALPITATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SINUS ARREST; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIZZINESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS ARREST, CARDIAC; SWEDEN; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUS ARREST, CARDIAC; SWEDEN; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878702323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-13-41     Document Type: Article

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