Abstracts by key term: Cardiac arrhythmia
Smartphone-based screening for atrial fibrillation: Findings from the eBRAVE-AF study
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common relevant cardiac arrhythmia and can lead to serious complications. For example, unrecognized and untreated AF leads to a significant increase in the risk of stroke. Such risks can be counteracted by treatment with blood-thinning medications – so-called oral anticoagulation (OAC). However, AF is often not recognized in time. Smartphone-based screenings offer a low-threshold and scalable approach to addressing this problem.