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Stroke Risk and Treatment in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Low CHA2DS2-VASc Scores: Findings From the ORBIT-AF I and II Registries.
(Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018-08)
Background Current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines
suggest that for patients with atrial fibrillation who are at low risk for stroke
(CHA2DS2VASc=1) (or women with CHA2DS2VASc=2) a variety ...
An Initial Evaluation of the Impact of Pokémon GO on Physical Activity.
(Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017-05-16)
Pokémon GO is a location-based augmented reality game. Using GPS and the camera on
a smartphone, the game requires players to travel in real world to capture animated
creatures, called Pokémon. We examined the impact of ...
Sinus Node Dysfunction Is Associated With Higher Symptom Burden and Increased Comorbid Illness: Results From the ORBIT-AF Registry.
(Clin Cardiol, 2016-02)
BACKGROUND: Patients with sinus node dysfunction (SND) have increased risk of atrial
tachyarrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF). To date, treatment patterns
and outcomes of patients with SND and AF have not been ...
Patterns, predictors, variations, and temporal trends in emergency medical service hospital prenotification for acute ischemic stroke.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2012-08)
BACKGROUND#ENTITYSTARTX02014;: Emergency medical services (EMS) hospital prenotification
of an incoming stroke patient is guideline recommended as a means of increasing the
timeliness with which stroke patients are evaluated ...
Provider specialty and atrial fibrillation treatment strategies in United States community practice: findings from the ORBIT-AF registry.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-07-18)
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to increase; however,
there are limited data describing the division of care among practitioners in the
community and whether care differs depending on provider ...
Use and outcomes associated with bridging during anticoagulation interruptions in patients with atrial fibrillation: findings from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF).
(Circulation, 2015-02-03)
BACKGROUND: Temporary interruption of oral anticoagulation for procedures is often
required, and some propose using bridging anticoagulation. However, the use and outcomes
of bridging during oral anticoagulation interruptions ...
Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in U.S. Community Practice--Results From Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF).
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-05-21)
BACKGROUND: The characteristics of patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation
and subsequent outcomes in community practice are not well described. METHODS AND
RESULTS: Using the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed ...
Outcomes According to Cardiac Catheterization Referral and Clopidogrel Use Among Medicare Patients With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Discharged Without In-hospital Revascularization.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2016-03-14)
BACKGROUND: While use of P2Y12 receptor inhibitor is recommended by guidelines, few
studies have examined its effectiveness among older non-ST-segment elevation myocardial
infarction patients who did not undergo coronary ...
Acquisition, Analysis, and Sharing of Data in 2015 and Beyond: A Survey of the Landscape: A Conference Report From the American Heart Association Data Summit 2015.
(J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-11-05)
BACKGROUND: A 1.5-day interactive forum was convened to discuss critical issues in
the acquisition, analysis, and sharing of data in the field of cardiovascular and
stroke science. The discussion will serve as the foundation ...
Patient-provider communication, self-reported medication adherence, and race in a postmyocardial infarction population.
(Patient Prefer Adherence, 2015)
OBJECTIVES: Our objectives were to: 1) describe patient-reported communication with
their provider and explore differences in perceptions of racially diverse adherent
versus nonadherent patients; and 2) examine whether the ...