Identification of patients with atrial fibrillation in general practice: a study of screening methods
- 1 August 1998
- Vol. 317 (7154) , 327-328
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.317.7154.327
Abstract
As part of a population survey of elderly people we examined two methods for detecting people with atrial fibrillation or flutter: identification of patients currently taking digoxin, and pulse palpation by a trained nurse. Ethical approval was granted by the Northumberland Local Research Ethics Committee.Keywords
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