Are We Ready for Mass Screening to Detect Atrial Fibrillation?

Circulation. 2015 Jun 23;131(25):2167-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.017288.

Authors

Jeffrey S Healey¹, Roopinder K Sandhu²

Affiliations

¹ From Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (J.S.H); and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (R.K.S.). jeff.healey@phri.ca.
² From Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (J.S.H); and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (R.K.S.).

PMID: 26099954
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.017288

No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; atrial fibrillation.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Mass Screening / methods*
Stroke / epidemiology*
Stroke / prevention & control*