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Remote screening for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation

JAMA

2025-08-29
(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this remote randomized clinical trial, mail-based atrial fibrillation (AF) screening with an electrocardiogram patch in older patients at moderate to high risk of stroke led to a modest long-term increase in AF diagnosis at 2.5 years.

Corresponding Authors: To contact the corresponding authors, email Rohan Wijesurendra, DPhil, rohan.wijesurendra@ndph.ox.ac.uk and Barbara Casadei, DPhil, b.casadei@imperial.ac.uk.

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[Press-News.org] Remote screening for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation
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