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Therapy group: AF screening · Therapy: Systematic intermittent ECG screening vs no screening
In older people, systematic intermittent ECG screening for AF produced a small reduction in a composite of stroke, embolism, bleeding and death versus usual care.
Published in Lancet (2021)
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