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Does opportunistic screening compared to systematic screening identify atrial fibrillation patients with different stroke risk profiles?
Does opportunistic screening compared to systematic screening identify atrial fibrillation patients with different stroke risk profiles?
Active screening for AF in patients aged ≥65 years in primary care effectively identifies patients who warrant prophylactic anticoagulation, with 78-83% having a CHADS2 score ≥1.
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Both screening methods detect comparable high-stroke-risk AF patients; supports either approach for anticoagulation decisions in primary care.
Fitzmaurice et al. (2014) studied this question.
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