title: Yield of screening for atrial fibrillation in primary care with a hand-held, single-lead electrocardiogram device during influenza vaccination.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the yield of screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) with a hand-held single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) device during influenza vaccination in primary care in the Netherlands.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We used the MyDiagnostick to screen for AF in persons who participated in influenza vaccination sessions of ten Dutch primary care practices. In case of suspected AF detection by the stick, the recorded 1-min ECG registrations were analysed by a cardiologist. We scrutinized electronic medical files of the general practitioners to obtain information about the cases screened. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to predict the relation between patient characteristics and a new screen-detected diagnosis of AF. In total, 3269 persons were screened for AF during the influenza vaccination sessions of 10 general practitioner practices. As a result, 37 (1.1%) new cases of AF were detected. Prior transient ischeamic attack or stroke (OR 6.05; 95%CI 1.93-19.0), and age (OR 1.09 per year; 95% CI 1.05-1.14) were independent predictors for such newly screen-detected AF. Of the 37 screen-detected AF cases, 2.7% had a CHA2DS2-VASc of 0, 18.9% a score of 1, and 78.4% a score of 2 or more. The majority needed oral anticoagulant therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Screening seems feasible with an easy to use single-lead, hand-held ECG device with automatic AF detection during influenza vaccination in primary care and results in a '1-day' yield of 1.1% new cases of AF.
  NCT02006524.
authors: Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Strat 6.131, PO Box 85500, Utrecht 3508 GA, The Netherlands f.kaasenbrood@umcutrecht.nl.
authors: Femke
authors: F
authors: Kaasenbrood
authors: Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Strat 6.131, PO Box 85500, Utrecht 3508 GA, The Netherlands.
authors: Monika
authors: M
authors: Hollander
authors: Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Strat 6.131, PO Box 85500, Utrecht 3508 GA, The Netherlands.
authors: Frans H
authors: FH
authors: Rutten
authors: Department of Cardiology, Martini Hospital Groningen, Van Swietenplein 1, Groningen 9728 NT, The Netherlands.
authors: Leo J
authors: LJ
authors: Gerhards
authors: Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Strat 6.131, PO Box 85500, Utrecht 3508 GA, The Netherlands.
authors: Arno W
authors: AW
authors: Hoes
authors: Department of Cardiology, Martini Hospital Groningen, Van Swietenplein 1, Groningen 9728 NT, The Netherlands.|Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen 9713 GZ, The Netherlands.
authors: Robert G
authors: RG
authors: Tieleman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011320:Primary Health Care; D017678:Sex Distribution; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Influenza vaccination; Primary care; Screening