A programme for early diagnosis of atrial fibrillation: a multi-centre study in primary care.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a morbid disease whose complications can be prevented if prompt and correctly treated.

Objective: To assess the usefulness of an early AF diagnosis programme in at-risk individuals in primary care centres.

Methods: In an open-label, multi-centre, controlled interventional study, individuals with one or more risk factors for AF but without known AF were enrolled.

[Adverse effects of antiarrhythmic drugs in patients with atrial fibrillation in primary care].

Background And Objective: To determine the adverse effects (AE) of antiarrhythmic drugs used to treat atrial fibrillation (AF) in routine clinical practice.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective, observational, population-based study of all patients diagnosed of AF requiring long-term treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs. We performed also a descriptive analysis of the type of EA, and their management (diagnostic techniques, laboratory tests, drug treatment, number of visits to health services, emergency visits, hospitalizations and surgeries).