Cardiovascular Business March 11, 2021
Wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) solutions can help screen older individuals for atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to a new analysis published in JAMA Cardiology. The study’s authors see this as an effective strategy for reducing strokes.
“Approximately 10% to 20% of ischemic strokes are attributed to previously undiagnosed AFib, and AFib-associated strokes tend to be more disabling and more often fatal compared with other types of ischemic strokes,” wrote lead author David J. Gladstone, MD, PhD, of the department of medicine at the University of Toronto, and colleagues. “If screening can effectively detect sufficient numbers of individuals with AF and trigger initiation of oral anticoagulant therapy (OAC), many strokes could potentially be prevented.”
Gladstone et al. conducted a randomized trial of more...
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