- Abstract:
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INTRODUCTION: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important independent risk factor for stroke and oral anticoagulation therapy provides a highly effective treatment to reduce this risk. Active screening strategies improve detection of AF in comparison with routine care; however, whether screen-detected patients have stroke risk profiles favouring anticoagulation is unclear. Using data derived from the screening for AF in the elderly (SAFE) study, the aim of this article was to determine if patien...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Journal:
- Family practice
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 298-302
- Publication date:
- 2014-06-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1460-2229
- ISSN:
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0263-2136
- URN:
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uuid:c295bc51-af8a-4dc1-b971-95e21b0aaf15
- Source identifiers:
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465875
- Local pid:
- pubs:465875
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Copyright date:
- 2014
Journal article
Is screening for AF worthwhile? Stroke risk in a screened population from the SAFE study.
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