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Table 3 Atrial fibrillation screening among those aware and not aware of Australian Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines

From: Screening for atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias in primary care

Screening practice and methods

Aware of guidelines (n = 175, 37.8%)

Not aware of guidelines (n = 288, 62.2%)

P-value

Did not perform asymptomatic AF screening

2 (1.1%)

67 (23.3%)

<  0.001

Performed AF screening with at least one AF screening method

173 (98.9%)

221 (76.7%)

<  0.001

Performed AF screening with two or more methods

82 (46.9%)

69 (24.0%)

<  0.001

Screening for AF with pulse palpation

171 (97.7%)

218 (75.7%)

< 0.001

Screening for AF with 12-lead ECG

76 (43.4%)

71 (24.7%)

< 0.001

Screening for AF with mobile device

12 (6.9%)

4 (1.4%)

0.003*

  1. *Fisher exact test