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08.03.2024 | Vorhofflimmern | FB_Schwerpunkt-Übersicht
Verschiedene Screeningverfahren und deren klinische Bedeutung
Vorhofflimmern auf der Smartwatch: Was hat das für Konsequenzen?
verfasst von:
PD Dr. med. Moritz Sinner, MPH, Dr. med. Aenne S. von Falkenhausen, Prof. em. Dr. med. Gerhard Steinbeck
Erschienen in:
MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin
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Ausgabe 4/2024
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Abstract:
Many smartwatches and smartphones can record single lead electrocardiograms. If technically clean, such recordings are diagnostic for atrial fibrillation (AF). The implications of screening-detected AF are incompletely understood. Clinically diagnosed AF typically requires initiation of oral anticoagulation. In recent studies on screening-detected AF, oral anticoagulation did not significantly reduce the risk of stroke. Pending tailored guideline recommendations for screening-detected AF, it appears that unlike for clinical AF, in general anticoagulation should not be started routinely.