The diagnostic accuracy of the MyDiagnostick to detect atrial fibrillation in primary care.
(2014) BMC Family Practice —
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Degryse, Jean-Marie 
- Abstract
- Atrial fibrillation is very common in people aged 65 or older. This condition increases the risk of death, congestive heart failure and thromboembolic conditions. Many patients with atrial fibrillation are asymptomatic and a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is often the first clinical presentation. Guidelines concerning the prevention of CVA recommend monitoring the heart rate in patients aged 65 or older. Recently, the MyDiagnostick (Applied Biomedical Systems BV, Maastricht, The Netherlands) was introduced as a new screening tool which might serve as an alternative for the less accurate pulse palpation. This study was designed to explore the diagnostic accuracy of the MyDiagnostick for the detection of atrial fibrillation.
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Vaes, B., Stalpaert, S., Tavernier, K., Thaels, B., Lapeire, D., Mullens, W., & Degryse, J.-M. (2014). The diagnostic accuracy of the MyDiagnostick to detect atrial fibrillation in primary care. BMC Family Practice. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-15-113