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UnknownReliability of pulse palpation in the detection of atrial fibrillation in an elderly population.

Purpose

Atrial fibrillation (AF) may first present as an ischemic stroke. Pulse palpation is a potential screening method for asymptomatic AF. We aimed to assess the reliability of pulse palpation by the elderly in detecting AF.

Materials and methods

After brief information and traini...
S-EPMC5592357 | biostudies-literature
UnknownTemporal trends of catheter ablation procedures in patients with atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: A nationwide cohort study.

Background

Catheter ablation is a well-established treatment to prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) recurrences and to relieve symptoms, whereas pacemaker implantation and atrioventricular node (AVN) ablation is used for rate control when medical therapy fails.

Aims<...

S-EPMC11539521 | biostudies-literature
UnknownSocioeconomic disparities in use of rhythm control therapies in patients with incident atrial fibrillation: A Finnish nationwide cohort study.

Background

In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), socioeconomic disparities have been reported in the use of oral anticoagulant therapy and outcomes, but whether income also affects the utilization of antiarrhythmic therapies (AATs) for rhythm control is unknown. We assessed the hypothes...
S-EPMC9198807 | biostudies-literature
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