Atrial fibrillation: epidemiology, screening and digital health

• DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100786
• Publication Date: 2024-02-01T05:04:10Z
• Authors: Dominik Linz; Monika Gawalko; Konstanze Betz; Jeroen M. Hendriks; Gregory Y.H. Lip; Nicklas Vinter; Yutao Guo; Søren Johnsen
• Keywords: mHealth; Digital Health; Integrated Care

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is highly prevalent with a lifetime risk of about 1 in 3–5 individuals after the age 45 years. Between 2010 and 2019, global prevalence AF has risen markedly from 33.5 million to 59 living AF. Early detection implementation appropriate treatment could reduce frequency complications associated International management guidelines recommend opportunistic systematic screening for AF, but additional data are needed. Digital approaches pathways have been proposed early transition management. Mobile health (mHealth) devices provide an opportunity digital should be part novel models care delivery based on integrated pathways. For broad mHealth-based, patients chronic diseases as further high quality evidence necessary. In this review, we present overview epidemiology, techniques, contribution solutions We also systemic review current