Electrocardiography Screening for Atrial Fibrillation

Engdahl et al note the evidence report and systematic review and a recommendation statement on atrial fibrillation screening using electrocardiography (ECG) published by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The USPSTF concluded that current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance o...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2018-12, Vol.320 (24), p.2598-2598
Main Authors: Engdahl, Johan, Svennberg, Emma, Rosenqvist, Mårten
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advisory Committees
Anxiety
Atrial Fibrillation
Cardiac arrhythmia
Diagnostic systems
Echocardiography
EKG
Electrocardiography
Fibrillation
Humans
Mass Screening
Medical diagnosis
Medical screening
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Systematic review
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Summary:Engdahl et al note the evidence report and systematic review and a recommendation statement on atrial fibrillation screening using electrocardiography (ECG) published by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The USPSTF concluded that current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation. Engdahl et al find the USPSTF's statement that "the harms of diagnostic follow-up and treatment prompted by abnormal ECG results are well established and include misdiagnosis and invasive testing, since Table 3 in the evidence report stated that the strength of evidence is low for anxiety and insufficient for other harms.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2018.17764