Accuracy of Patient Identification of Electrocardiogram-Verified Atrial Arrhythmias

Jeffrey L Turner; Ann Lyons; Rashmee U Shah; Brian Zenger; Rachel Hess; Benjamin A Steinberg

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.5431

Accuracy of Patient Identification of Electrocardiogram-Verified Atrial Arrhythmias

JAMA Netw Open. 2020 May 1;3(5):e205431. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.5431.

Authors

Jeffrey L Turner¹, Ann Lyons², Rashmee U Shah¹, Brian Zenger¹, Rachel Hess³, Benjamin A Steinberg¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
² Data Science Services, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City.
³ Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study describes the sensitivity and specificity of patient self-assessment for atrial arrhythmia compared with 12-lead electrocardiogram and describes the association of patient perception of arrhythmia with symptom burden.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Electrocardiography*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Self-Assessment*
Sensitivity and Specificity

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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