Risk Busters: Mastering AFib Prevention and Lifestyle Upgrades-1.3 Screening

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Melissa Brown, a physician assistant at Emory, discusses various atrial fibrillation (AFib) screening methods in her presentation. She covers monitoring techniques like 12-lead EKGs, Holter monitors, implantable loop recorders, pacemakers, handheld consumer devices, and smartwatches. Each tool helps detect and manage AFib differently based on patient symptoms and risk factors. Despite evidence showing prolonged screening can uncover more AFib cases, routine screening for asymptomatic AFib isn't widely recommended due to uncertain treatment benefits. However, implantable loop recorders are favored for high-risk patients, like those with prior strokes, due to their sensitivity.

Keywords

atrial fibrillation

screening methods

implantable loop recorders

EKGs

smartwatches