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What is the best method of detecting atrial fibrillation in people aged 65 years and older?

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boxed-textFitzmaurice DA et al. (2007) Screening versus routine practice in detection of atrial fibrillation in patients aged 65 or over: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ 335: 383–388

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  1. Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary/Calgary Health Region, Room G009, Health Sciences Center, 3350 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada dgwyse@ucalgary.ca

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  1. DG Wyse is Emeritus Professor of Cardiac Sciences, Medicine, and Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary and the Calgary Health Region, Calgary, AB, Canada.,

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