General practitioners' perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is no clear guidance on how to implement opportunistic atrial fibrillation (AF) screening in daily clinical practice.

Objectives

This study evaluated the perception of general practitioners (GPs) about value and practicalities of implementing screening for AF, focusing on opportunistic single-time point screening with a single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) device.

Methods

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a survey developed to assess overall perception concerning AF screening, feasibility of opportunistic single-lead ECG screening and implementation requirements and barriers.

Results

A total of 659 responses were collected (36.1% Eastern, 33.4% Western, 12.1% Southern, 10.0% Northern Europe, 8.3% United Kingdom & Ireland). T

SUBMITTER: Vermunicht P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975716 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature