Accuracy of methods for diagnosing atrial fibrillation using 12-lead ECG: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 175-183

  Taggar, Jaspal S ^a   Coleman, Tim ^a   Lewis, Sarah ^a   Heneghan, Carl ^b   Jones, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Diagnostic accuracy; Electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84934286437     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.014     Document Type: Article

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