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PhD theses

1.Berge, T. (2019) Atrial fibrillation: Epidemiology and screening at 65 years. Design and cross-sectional analysis of the Akershus Cardiac Examination (ACE) 1950 Cohort study. Doctoral thesis. University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine. Department of Medical Research, Baerrum Hospital.

2. Ghazal,F. (2020) Screening for atrial fibrillation and treatment with anticoagulant to prevent stroke. Doctoral Thesis. Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd University Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

3. Hendrikx, T. (2015) Catch Atrial Fibrillation, Prevent Stroke Detection of atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias with short intermittent ECG. Doctoral Thesis. Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Family Medicine Umeå University, Sweden. http://umu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:792348/FULLTEXT01.pdf

4. Kemp Gudmundsdottir, K. (2020) Screening for silent cardiac disease in an elderly population aiming at stroke reduction. Doctoral thesis. Karolinska Institutet, Department of clinical sciences. Danderyd university Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. Stockholm. https://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10616/47376/Thesis_Katrin_Kemp_Gudmundsdottir.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed

5. Sobocinski Doliwa, P. (2014) Detection of Atrial Fibrillation with emphasis on intermittent ECG recording. Doctoral thesis. Karolinska Institutet, Department of clinical sciences. Danderyd University Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. Stockholm.

6. Svennberg, E. Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in High-Risk Individuals – a stroke preventive effort. Karolinska Universitetet, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. Stockholm, Sweden.

7. Usadel, L. (2014) Untersuchungen zur Erfassung physiologischer und pathologischer Herzrhythmen mittels portabler Event-Rekorder bei Kindern. Doctoral Thesis. Medizinische Fakultät Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany. http://www.diss.fu-berlin.de/diss/receive/FUDISS_thesis_000000096630
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