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Is screening for AF worthwhile? Stroke risk in a screened population from the SAFE study
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Fitzmaurice, David, McCahon, D., Baker, J. M., Murray, E. T., Jowett, S., Sandhar, H., Holder, R. L. and Hobbs, F. D. R. (2014) Is screening for AF worthwhile? Stroke risk in a screened population from the SAFE study. Family Practice, 31 (3). pp. 298-302. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmu011 ISSN 0263-2136.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmu011
Abstract
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 patients with AF detected via active screening have stroke risk profiles that warrant prophylactic anticoagulation.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Clinical Trials Unit Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Family Practice | ||||
Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||
ISSN: | 0263-2136 | ||||
Official Date: | 12 April 2014 | ||||
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Volume: | 31 | ||||
Number: | 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 298-302 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1093/fampra/cmu011 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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