Sarah A Kane
Opportunistic detection of atrial fibrillation using blood pressure monitors: a systematic review
Kane, Sarah A; Blake, James R; McArdle, Frank J; Langley, Philip; Sims, Andrew J
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James R Blake
Frank J McArdle
Philip Langley
Andrew J Sims
Abstract
Background: Atrial Fibrillation (AF) affects around 2% of the population and early detection is beneficial, allowing patients to begin potentially life-saving anticoagulant therapies. Blood pressure (BP) monitors may offer an opportunity to screen for AF. Aim: To identify and appraise studies which report the diagnostic accuracy of automated BP monitors used for opportunistic AF detection. Methods: A systematic search was performed of the Medline, Medline-in-process and Embase literature databases. Papers were eligible if they described primary studies of the evaluation of a BP device for AF detection, were published in a peer reviewed journal and reported values for the sensitivity and specificity. Included studies were appraised using the QUADAS-2 tool to assess their risk of bias and applicability to opportunistic AF detection. Values for the sensitivity and specificity of AF detection were extracted from each paper and compared. Results and Conclusion: We identified seven papers evaluating six devices from two manufacturers. Only one study scored low risk in all of the QUADAS-2 domains. All studies reported specificity greater than 85% and six reported sensitivity greater than 90%. The studies showed that blood pressure devices with embedded algorithms for detecting arrhythmias show promise as screening tools for AF, comparing favourably with manual pulse palpation. But the studies used different methodologies and many were subject to potential bias. More studies are needed to more precisely define the sensitivity and specificity of opportunistic screening for AF during blood pressure measurement before its clinical utility in the population of interest can be assessed fully.
Citation
Kane, S. A., Blake, J. R., McArdle, F. J., Langley, P., & Sims, A. J. (2016). Opportunistic detection of atrial fibrillation using blood pressure monitors: a systematic review. Open heart, 3(1), e000362. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2015-000362
Acceptance Date | Jan 18, 2016 |
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Online Publication Date | Apr 12, 2016 |
Publication Date | 2016-04 |
Deposit Date | Feb 10, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 12, 2016 |
Journal | Open heart |
Electronic ISSN | 2053-3624 |
Publisher | BMJ Publishing Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 3 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | e000362 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2015-000362 |
Keywords | Systematic review; Atrial fibrillation; Opportunistic Screening |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/385220 |
Publisher URL | http://openheart.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000362 |
Additional Information | Copy of article first published in: Open heart, 2016, v.3, issue 1. |
Contract Date | Feb 10, 2016 |
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