Population reach and participation rate in opportunistic vs. systematic atrial fibrillation screening: STROKESTOP III
Mashroor Khan, Sofia Skröder, Michael Ingre, Fredrik Carlstedt, Anders Eriksson, Johanna Star Tenn, Mårten Rosenqvist, Emma Svennberg · 2026
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Khan and colleagues ran STROKESTOP III, a 2026 cluster-randomized trial in Swedish primary care comparing two ways of screening older adults for atrial fibrillation. That is an irregular heart rhythm that raises stroke risk. Sixteen centers in Region Värmland were assigned either to mail invitations to all residents aged 75 to 76, called systematic screening, or to invite patients opportunistically during ordinary visits.
Khan found that people offered screening during visits accepted far more often, with about three fifths of invited eligible patients taking part versus under half in the mailed arm. Yet the opportunistic arm reached less of the total population, because nearly half of attending patients were never assessed for eligibility. Its overall reach fell well below the systematic arm. Those recruited opportunistically also carried heavier cardiovascular risk, including more hypertension and diabetes. The authors recommend combining both strategies to pair wide reach with high uptake.
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| CREATOR | Mashroor Khan, Sofia Skröder, Michael Ingre, Fredrik Carlstedt, Anders Eriksson, Johanna Star Tenn, Mårten Rosenqvist, Emma Svennberg |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |