New data suggest that 1.5 million cases of atrial fibrillation may be undiagnosed in the United States. Undiagnosed patients are more likely to be women, to be older and to have more comorbidities, according to Mintu P. Turakhia, MD, MAS, an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine, and colleagues. It was the top story in cardiology last week.
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What if some low-risk patients with infrequent atrial fibrillation were not put on continuous and permanent oral anticoagulation, but let monitoring tell them when to start and stop OAC?