
The incorporation of an algorithm to detect atrial fibrillation, a blood pressure monitor at home could be a reliable method of screening for this arrhythmia.
Stergiou of Sotiria Hospital of Athens (Greece) and colleagues assessed the automatic device in 73 people: 27 with atrial fibrillation, 23 with arrhythmia other than atrial fibrillation and 23 reference persons in sinus rhythm.

