Title |
Opportunistic detection of atrial fibrillation in subjects aged 65 years or older in primare care: a randomised clinical trial of efficacy. DOFA-AP study protocol
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Published in |
BMC Primary Care, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2296-13-106 |
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Authors |
LuisÁ Pérula-de-Torres, MiguelÁ Martínez-Adell, Virginia González-Blanco, José M Baena-Díez, Enrique Martín-Rioboó, Juan M Parras-Rejano, Jesús González-Lama, Remedios Martín-Alvarez, Roger Ruiz-Moral, JoséÁ Fernández-García, Modesto Pérez-Díaz, Joaquin Ruiz-de-Castroviejo, Carlos Pérula-de-Torres, Antonio Valero-Martín, Ana Roldán-Villalobos, Margarita Criado-Larumbe, Emili Burdoy-Joaquín, Montserrat Coma-Solé, Mercè Cervera-León, Lluís Cuixart-Costa, Collaborative Group DOFA-AP |
Abstract |
Clinical Practice Guidelines recommend using peripheral blood pulse measuring as a screening test for Atrial Fibrillation. However, there is no adequate evidence supporting the efficacy of such procedure in primary care clinical practice. This paper describes a study protocol designed to verify whether early opportunistic screening for Atrial Fibrillation by measuring blood pulse is more effective than regular practice in subjects aged 65 years attending primary care centers. |
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