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This publication presents the results from a screening study, where all 65-year-olds in Akershus county (Norway), who also had hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes or other heart disease, were invited for atrial fibrillation screening. The screening was performed with a so-called "thumb-ECG", a small device just a little bigger than a smartphone, which can register the heart rhythm simply by placing the two thumbs on the device for 30 seconds. The participants were given this device for a period of 2 weeks, and were asked to register their heart rhythm morning and evenings, and if they had any symptoms. We found that approximately 1 in 100 had unknown atrial fibrillation.
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This page is a summary of: Systematic screening for atrial fibrillation in a 65-year-old population with risk factors for stroke: data from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 study, EP Europace, October 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eux293.
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