TY - JOUR AU - Lindsberg, Perttu J. AU - Toivonen, Lauri AU - Diener, Hans-Christoph PY - 2014 DA - 2014/09/29 TI - The atrial fibrillation epidemic is approaching the physician's door: will mobile technology improve detection? JO - BMC Medicine SP - 180 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - The rising numbers of people with atrial fibrillation (AF) carry a heavy toll on our graying population. Epidemiological data suggest that AF exists in 1 in 10 individuals aged older than 80 years. The risk of embolic stroke increases along with well-known cardiovascular risk factors. Should there be systematic screening for the elderly? Although 1 in 10 is a huge hit rate in screening for any major illness, the initiative for such programs in AF remains in `research and development’. SN - 1741-7015 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-014-0180-8 DO - 10.1186/s12916-014-0180-8 ID - Lindsberg2014 ER -