Journal article
Accuracy of methods for detecting an irregular pulse and suspected atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Background: Pulse palpation has been recommended as the first step of screening to detect atrial fibrillation. We aimed to determine and compare the accuracy of different methods for detecting pulse irregularities caused by atrial fibrillation. Methods: We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and LILACS until 16 March 2015. Two reviewers identified eligible studies, extracted data and appraised quality using the QUADAS-2 instrument. Meta-analysis, usi...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications Publisher's website
- Journal:
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology Journal website
- Publication date:
- 2015-10-13
- Acceptance date:
- 2015-09-22
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- EISSN:
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2047-4881
- ISSN:
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2047-4873
- Pmid:
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26464292
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:583060
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uuid:5a20a015-5b19-480e-9f34-6ff6d2d7987f
- Local pid:
- pubs:583060
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583060
- Deposit date:
- 2017-05-08
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- Copyright holder:
- European Society of Cardiology
- Copyright date:
- 2015
- Notes:
- © The European Society of Cardiology 2015. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page.
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