Cochrane · systematic review · CD009586

Systematic screening for the detection of atrial fibrillation

Moran, PS, Teljeur, C, Ryan, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

Heart2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.

Questions

current version

GRADE rated

No studies

Included studies

No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 66.7%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Screening versus routine practice for detection of atrial fibrillation

Population: men and women 65 years of age or older

CD009586.PUB3 (current) · 2 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Number of new diagnoses: systematic screening vs routine practice Screening vs routine practice	OR 1.57 [1.08, 2.26]	1 study · 9075 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias
Number of new diagnoses: opportunistic screening vs routine practice Screening vs routine practice	OR 1.58 [1.1, 2.29]	1 study · 9088 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias

Systematic screening versus opportunistic screening for detection of atrial fibrillation

Population: men and women 65 years of age or older

CD009586.PUB3 (current) · 1 question

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Number of new diagnoses Systematic screening vs opportunistic screening	OR 0.99 [0.72, 1.37]	1 study · 9137 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Screening versus routine practice for the detection of atrial fibrillation

Population: patients with the detection of atrial fibrillation

CD009586.PUB2 · 2 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Systematic Screening versus Routine Practice Number of new diagnoses Screening vs routine practice	OR 1.56 [1.08, 2.24]	1 study · 9075 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias
Opportunistic Screening versus Routine Practice Number of new diagnoses Screening vs routine practice	OR 1.57 [1.1, 2.26]	1 study · 9088 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias

Systematic screening compared to opportunistic screening for the detection of atrial fibrillation

Population: patients with the detection of atrial fibrillation

CD009586.PUB2 · 1 question

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Systematic versus Opportunistic Screening Number of new diagnoses Systematic screening vs opportunistic screening	OR 0.99 [0.72, 1.36]	1 study · 9137 participants	Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias