Rationale and Design of the Randomized Controlled Trial of Intensive Versus Usual ECG Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Chinese by an Automated ECG System in Community Health Centers in Shanghai (AF-CATCH)

Rationale and Design of the Randomized Controlled Trial of Intensive Versus Usual ECG Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Chinese by an Automated ECG System in Community Health Centers in Shanghai (AF-CATCH)

Objective: The randomized controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT02990741) will investigate whether more frequent electrocardiographic (ECG) recordings and analyses with an automated ECG system would improve detection of atrial fibrillation compared with a single annual ECG screen in eld...

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Main Authors: Ji-Guang Wang, Yi Chen, Qi-Fang Huang, Yan Li, Ben Freedman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Compuscript 2017-02-01
Series:Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications
Subjects:
randomized controlled trial
atrial fibrillation
screening
automated electrocardiographic analysis system
design
Online Access:http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cscript/cvia/2017/00000002/00000002/art00016

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