Identifying a Heterogeneous Effect of Atrial Fibrillation Screening in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of the VITAL-AF Trial
One-time screening was associated with increased AF diagnoses in the top quartile of both predicted screening effect and predicted AF risk. Because predicted effect and risk were only weakly correlated, future AF screening efforts should include both high-effect and high-risk individuals.
Authors
- Daniel E. Singer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6145-4848)
- Sachin J. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8400-6888)
- Jeffrey M. Ashburner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5600-3492)
- Steven A. Lubitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9599-4866)
- Yuchiao Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1093-3755)
- David D. McManus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9343-6203)
- Steven J. Atlas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2297-9614)
- Leila Agha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5735-0528)
- Patrick T. Ellinor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2067-0533)
- Jay M. Iyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1519-3752)
Institutions
- UMass Memorial Health Care (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- UMass Memorial Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circoutcomes.124.011482
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39