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    Should we be screening for AF?

    Should we be screening for AF?

    FromThe BMJ Podcast

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    Should we be screening for AF?

    FromThe BMJ Podcast

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    Length:
    21 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 14, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Current evidence is sufficient to justify a national screening programme, argues Mark Lown clinical lecturer at the University of Southampton, but Patrick Moran, senior research fellow in health economics at Trinity College Dublin, thinks there are too many unanswered questions and evidence from randomised trials is needed to avoid overdiagnosis

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    https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l43
    Released:
    Feb 14, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.