Researchers screened more than 13,000 Hong Kong citizens for atrial fibrillation using a smartphone-based, wireless, single-lead ECG, according to a study published yesterday in Heart.
Afib can increase a person’s risk of heart failure and ischemic stroke, which can result in permanent neurological disability. Oral anticoagulation therapy can reduce the risk of ischemic stroke, but there is widespread under-treatment in patients with afib, according to an editorial published in the journal.
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