Atrial Fibrillation
Conditions
Brief summary
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia. Some studies shown that systematic screening with electrocardiogram could improve atrial fibrillation detection. No studies are available in nursing home. The goal of this study is to screen atrial fibrillation in patients who live in nursing home.
Detailed description
A prospective observational cross sectional multicenter study. The goal of this study is to detect atrial fibrillation in nursing home people aged 65 years old and above, with systematic electrocardiogram. Participants agreement will be collected. Participants characteristics data will be collected in all nursing home. For all participants, one visit were realised with electrocardiogram, and symptoms survey. Data were anonymised on each center before analysed.
Interventions
OTHERelectrocardiogram
Sponsors
University Hospital, Montpellier
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
: * Being in nursing home since 1 month and above * Aged \> 65 years old * Subjects agree to participate at this project
Exclusion criteria
: * Antecedent of atrial fibrillation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| presence of atrial fibrillation on electrocardiogram | up to 1 hour | detection of atrial fibrillation during the electrocardiogram |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| presence of irregular pulse | up to 1 hour |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed