Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)
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Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) · Jan 2013
A campaign for information and diagnosis of atrial fibrillation: "pulse week".
Atrial fibrillation occurs in 5%-15% of elderly patients and causes one-fourth to one-fifth of all cerebrovascular events. These patients are frequently asymptomatic. We conducted a public campaign aiming to evaluate the effectiveness of a program for information on and diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in individuals aged 65 years old or more from the primary care perspective. ⋯ A public, 5-day campaign based on pulse palpation and targeting elderly individuals had little impact on the detection of new cases of atrial fibrillation in our environment.