Time to develop guidelines for screening and management of atrial fibrillation in Indigenous Australians

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Editorial

Nicole Lowres et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Mar.

. 2020 Mar;212(5):212-213.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.50513. Epub 2020 Feb 21.

¹ Heart Research Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

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Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Indigenous health; Mass screening.

Comment on

Differences in stroke risk and cardiovascular mortality for Aboriginal and other Australian patients with atrial fibrillation.
Nedkoff L, Kelty EA, Hung J, Thompson SC, Katzenellenbogen JM. Nedkoff L, et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Mar;212(5):215-221. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50496. Epub 2020 Feb 6. Med J Aust. 2020. PMID: 32030754

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