Effectiveness of systematic screening for the detection of atrial fibrillation

The primary objective of this Cochrane Review was to examine whether screening programmes increase the detection of new cases of atrial fibrillation compared to routine practice.

Date of publication: 30 Apr 2013
Authors: Moran PS, Flattery MJ, Teljeur C, Ryan M & Smith SM. Effectiveness of systematic screening for the detection of atrial fibrillation. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013(4):Cd009586.
Journal: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Digital object identifier: DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009586.pub2
Type of output: Evidence synthesis
Suggested Citation:

Moran PS, Flattery MJ, Teljeur C, Ryan M & Smith SM. Effectiveness of systematic screening for the detection of atrial fibrillation. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013(4):Cd009586.