Supporting anticoagulant treatment decision making to optimise stroke prevention in complex patients with atrial fibrillation: a cluster randomised trial

Supporting anticoagulant treatment decision making to optimise stroke prevention in complex patients with atrial fibrillation: a cluster randomised trial

Abstract Background Anticoagulation for preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation is under-utilised despite evidence supporting its use, resulting in avoidable death and disability. We aimed to evaluate an intervention to improve the uptake of anticoagulation. Methods We carried out a national, clust...

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Main Authors: Melina Gattellari, Andrew Hayen, Dominic Y. C. Leung, Nicholas A. Zwar, John M. Worthington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Knowledge translation
Stroke prevention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-020-01175-0

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