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Screening for Atrial Fibrillation

NOMINATED TOPIC | February 23, 2024

1. What is the decision or change (e.g., clinical topic, practice guideline, system design, delivery of care) you are facing or struggling with where a summary of the evidence would be helpful?

Is screening for atrial fibrillation of value?

2. Why are you struggling with this issue?

Atrial fibrillation is often asymptomatic, undiagnosed and unsuspected.

3. What do you want to see changed? How will you know that your issue is improving or has been addressed?

These patients are at increased risk of stroke and treatment can reduce the risk.

4. When do you need the evidence report?

Tue, 12/23/2025

5. What will you do with the evidence report?

The report will be used to guide development of clinical trials if the report's conclusion is that more data are needed to answer the question.

Optional Information About You

What is your role or perspective? Physician

May we contact you if we have questions about your nomination? Yes

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Page originally created February 2024

Internet Citation: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation. Content last reviewed February 2024. Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/screening-atrial-fibrillation

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