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Institut Català de la Salut
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[Vermunicht P] Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium. Research Group Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. [Grecu M] Electrophysiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute, Iasi, Romania. [Deharo JC] Assistance Publique − Hôpitaux de Marseille and Aix Marseille Université, C2VN, Marseille, France. [Buckley CM] School of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. [Palà E] Laboratori de Recerca Neurovascular, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. [Mairesse GH] Cliniques du Sud Luxembourg, Arlon, Belgium
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Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus
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Vermunicht, Paulien
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Grecu, Mihaela
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Buckley, Claire M.
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Pala Vila, Elena
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Mairesse, Georges H.
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Deharo, Jean-Claude
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2025-10-24T08:55:00Z
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2025-10-24T08:55:00Z
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2023-03-21T13:50:29Z
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2023-03-21T13:50:29Z
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2023-02-15
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Vermunicht P, Grecu M, Deharo JC, Buckley CM, Palà E, Mairesse GH, et al. General practitioners’ perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Feb 15;10:1112561.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11351/9218
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10.3389/fcvm.2023.1112561
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000940128600001
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http://hdl.handle.net/11351/9218
dc.description.abstract
Atrial fibrillation; General practitioners; Survey
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Fibrilación auricular; Médicos de cabecera; Encuesta
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Fibril·lació auricular; Metges de capçalera; Enquesta
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Background: There is no clear guidance on how to implement opportunistic atrial fibrillation (AF) screening in daily clinical practice.
Objectives: This study evaluated the perception of general practitioners (GPs) about value and practicalities of implementing screening for AF, focusing on opportunistic single-time point screening with a single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) device.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a survey developed to assess overall perception concerning AF screening, feasibility of opportunistic single-lead ECG screening and implementation requirements and barriers.
Results: A total of 659 responses were collected (36.1% Eastern, 33.4% Western, 12.1% Southern, 10.0% Northern Europe, 8.3% United Kingdom & Ireland). The perceived need for standardized AF screening was rated as 82.7 on a scale from 0 to 100. The vast majority (88.0%) indicated no AF screening program is established in their region. Three out of four GPs (72.1%, lowest in Eastern and Southern Europe) were equipped with a 12-lead ECG, while a single-lead ECG was less common (10.8%, highest in United Kingdom & Ireland). Three in five GPs (59.3%) feel confident ruling out AF on a single-lead ECG strip. Assistance through more education (28.7%) and a tele-healthcare service offering advice on ambiguous tracings (25.2%) would be helpful. Preferred strategies to overcome barriers like insufficient (qualified) staff, included integrating AF screening with other healthcare programs (24.9%) and algorithms to identify patients most suitable for AF screening (24.3%).
Conclusion: GPs perceive a strong need for a standardized AF screening approach. Additional resources may be required to have it widely adopted into clinical practice.
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The AFFECT-EU project has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the grant agreement no. 847770.
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application/pdf
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Frontiers Media
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine;10
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1112561
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/847770
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Attribution 4.0 International
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Fibril·lació auricular - Diagnòstic
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Cribatge (Medicina)
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DISEASES::Cardiovascular Diseases::Heart Diseases::Arrhythmias, Cardiac::Atrial Fibrillation
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Other subheadings::Other subheadings::/diagnosis
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Mass Screening
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Data Collection::Surveys and Questionnaires
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ENFERMEDADES::enfermedades cardiovasculares::enfermedades cardíacas::arritmias cardíacas::fibrilación atrial
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Otros calificadores::Otros calificadores::/diagnóstico
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TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS::diagnóstico::técnicas y procedimientos diagnósticos::cribado sistemático
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TÉCNICAS Y EQUIPOS ANALÍTICOS, DIAGNÓSTICOS Y TERAPÉUTICOS::técnicas de investigación::métodos epidemiológicos::recopilación de datos::encuestas y cuestionarios
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General practitioners’ perceptions on opportunistic single-time point screening for atrial fibrillation: A European quantitative survey
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
