Screening for untreated atrial fibrillation in the elderly population: A community-based study.

<h4>Background</h4>Strokes are common in people with atrial fibrillation (AF), and can have devastating consequences, especially in the elderly and if AF is untreated. However, community-based studies on screening for untreated AF have not been conducted in Japan, and there has been no e...

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Main Authors: Keitaro Senoo, Arito Yukawa, Takashi Ohkura, Keisuke Shoji, Masao Takigami, Hibiki Iwakoshi, Tetsuro Nishimura, Mitsuko Nakata, Satoshi Teramukai, Satoaki Matoba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269506