Accuracy of methods for detecting an irregular pulse and suspected atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1330-1338

  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; irregular pulse; screening

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRREGULAR PULSE; META ANALYSIS; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; PULSE RATE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMARTPHONE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HEART RATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PALPATION; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84979030761     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487315611347     Document Type: Review

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