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    Screening for atrial fibrillation - why and how?

    Screening for atrial fibrillation - why and how?

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    Screening for atrial fibrillation - why and how?

    FromHeart podcast

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    Length:
    10 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 1, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    In this episode of the Heart podcast, Digital Media Editor Dr. James Rudd is joined by Dr. Johan Engdahl from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an expert on screening for atrial fibrillation, and wrote a recent editorial on this subject for Heart http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2016/08/26/heartjnl-2016-309993.full?sid=32fe2dc0-839f-4ca4-8ed0-0c7360d674a1.

    They discuss the reasons for AF screening, whom to target and how to do it - including using your smartphone!
    Released:
    Nov 1, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    From June 2023, all our podcasts will move to https://heartbmj.podbean.com. You can continue with your subscription on your favourite podcast App. Heart is an international, peer-reviewed journal that keeps cardiologists up to date with advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Each issue contains original research, accompanying editorials and reviews. * The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner’s judgement, patient care or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others.