Atrial Fibrillation
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who are hospitalized or visit outpatient clinic in Kagawa University Hospital. Patients who enter healthcare facilities for seniors in Kagawa.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who cannot maintain rest in a sitting position. Patients who are inappropriate to measure blood pressure in an upper arm such as dialysis patients. Patients with pacemakers or defibrillators. Patients judged unsuitable as subjects.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We use the Omron blood pressure monitor HME-907 and evaluate the performance (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy) for detecting atrial fibrillation when irregular heartbeat is recorded at least once during three times of blood pressure measurements. We make the diagnosis of the atrial fibrillation based on the characteristic views (the uncertainty of the RR interval, disappearance of the P wave, appearance of the fibrillation wave) in the monitor electrocardiogram wave pattern. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We evaluate the performance for detecting atrial fibrillation by the following conditions. 1. Comparison by the number of measurement (once, twice, three times). 2. Comparison by the number of the irregular heart beat (once, twice, more than three times). 3. Comparison of the volume of the pulse pressure. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
School of Medicine, Kagawa University Department of Cardiorenal and Cerebrovascular Medicine