An integrated management approach to atrial fibrillation

Journal of the American Heart Association

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Carter, Lindsey ^a   Gardner, Martin ^a   Magee, Kirk ^a   Fearon, Ann ^a   Morgulis, Inna ^a   Doucette, Steve ^b   Sapp, John L ^a   Gray, Chris ^a   Abdelwahab, Amir ^a   Parkash, Ratika ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Quality and outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIGOXIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE CARE MODEL; ANALYSIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHADS2 SCORE; COMORBIDITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR BLEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; MINOR BLEEDING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NOVA SCOTIA; NURSE RUN PHYSICIAN SUPERVISED ATRIAL FIBRILLATION CLINIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY MATCHED ANALYSIS; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RISK REDUCTION; SINUS RHYTHM; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; COOPERATION; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ODDS RATIO; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; ODDS RATIO; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84997771319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20479980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002950     Document Type: Article

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