Health IT






Smartphone App Helps Screen Populations for Atrial Fibrillation
Researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital conducted a study involving 13,122 Hong Kong citizens who consented and voluntarily participated in a territory-wide AF screening program between May 1, 2014, and April 30, 2015. The purpose of the study was to assess the feasibility of community screening using a smartphone-based wireless single-lead ECG (SL-ECG) and to generate epidemiological data on the prevalence and risk factors of AF in Hong Kong. More...03 Nov 2016

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