Primary care practitioners struggle to accurately diagnose AF on electrocardiography
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A diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) is often made in primary care facilities. Mant and colleagues investigated the ability of general practitioners (GPs), nurses, and interpretive software to make accurate diagnoses of AF on the basis of electrocardiograms. A total of 2,595 electrocardiograms, taken from participants in the SAFE trial, were randomly sent to 1 of 49 general practices in the UK for assessment. The resulting diagnoses were compared for accuracy against those made by two consultant cardiologists.
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