Use of mHealth Devices to Screen for Atrial Fibrillation: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Godwin Denk Giebel

JMIR mhealth and uhealth · 2020 · 14 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

The use of mHealth devices to screen for AF leads to increased costs but also a reduction in the incidence of stroke. In particular, in patients with high CHA<sub>2</sub>DS<sub>2</sub>-VASc scores, the risk for stroke and death from stroke can be markedly reduced.

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