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Study protocol for <i>S</i>martphone <i>M</i>onitoring for <i>A</i>trial fibrillation in <i>R</i>eal-<i>T</i>ime in India (SMART-India): a community-based screening and referral programme.

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Abstract
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Atrial fibrillation (AF), the world's most common arrhythmia, often goes undetected and untreated in low-resource communities, including India, where AF epidemiology is undefined. AF is an important risk factor for stroke, which plagues an estimated 1.6 million Indians annually. As such, early detection of AF and management of high-risk patients is critically important to decrease stroke burden in individuals with AF. This study aims to describe the epidemiology of AF in Anand District, Gujarat, India, characterise the clinical profile of individuals who are diagnosed with AF and determine the performance of two mobile technologies for community-based AF screening.

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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BMJ open
Volume
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7
Issue
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12
Number of Pages
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e017668
Date Published
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2017
URL
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http://bmjopen.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=29247089
DOI
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10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017668
Short Title
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BMJ Open
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