Get with the guidelines AFIB: Novel quality improvement registry for hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 770-777

  Lewis, William R ^a   Piccini, Jonathan P ^b   Turakhia, Mintu P ^c,d   Curtis, Anne B ^e   Fang, Margaret ^f   Suter, Robert E ^g   Page, Robert L ^h   Fonarow, Gregg C ⁱ  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmia agents; Anticoagulants; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Quality assurance, health care

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BENCHMARKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925687892     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.114.001263     Document Type: Article

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