Roopinder K. Sandhu, MD, MPH

Atrial fibrillation screening in older patients in Sweden was associated with lower cost after 3 years and a gain in quality-adjusted life-years compared with not screening, according to data published in the European Heart Journal.

In a rural health system, more than half of patients with atrial fibrillation did not receive treatment consistent with guidance from the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society, data show.