The SilenT AtRial FIBrillation (STAR-FIB) study programme – design and rationale

AIMS OF THE STUDY Anticoagulation of patients with screen-detected atrial fibrillation may prevent ischaemic strokes. The STAR-FIB study programme aims to determine the age- and sex-specific prevalence of silent atrial fibrillation and to develop a clinical prediction model to identify p...

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Main Authors: Nikolas Nozica, Anna Lam, Eleni Goulouti, Elena Elchinova, Alessandro Spirito, Mattia Branca, Helge Servatius, Fabian Noti, Jens Seiler, Samuel H. Baldinger, Andreas Haeberlin, Stefano F. de Marchi, Babken Asatryan, Nicolas Rodondi, Jacques Donzé, Drahomir Aujesky, Hildegard Tanner, Tobias Reichlin, Peter Jüni, Laurent Roten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2021-02-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2966