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A secondary aim was to investigate whether participants with palpitations were more likely to be diagnosed with new atrial fibrillation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study population were 75\/76\u2009year old individuals that participated in the STROKESTOP II study, a Swedish screening study for atrial fibrillation. Pulse palpation of the radial pulse for 30\u2009sec was performed by healthcare professionals and recorded as regular or irregular. Thereafter a 30\u2010sec single\u2010lead ECG was registered. Patients were asked also if they had a history of palpitations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 6159 participants included in the study, 461 (7.5%) had irregular pulse. Twenty\u2010two (4.8%) of those with irregular pulse were diagnosed with atrial fibrillation on single\u2010lead ECG rhythm strip. Among those with regular pulse, 6 (0.1%) cases of new atrial fibrillation were found. The sensitivity of the pulse palpation test was 78.6% and positive predictive value 4.8%. The proportion of newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation was not different between those with and without history of palpitations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pulse palpation was inferior to single\u2010lead ECG when screening for atrial fibrillation. We therefore advocate the use of single\u2010lead ECG rather than pulse palpation when screening for atrial fibrillation. 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