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Provider specialty and atrial fibrillation treatment strategies in United States community practice: findings from the ORBIT-AF registry.

Fosbøl, Emil; Gersh, Bernard John; Holmes, DaJuanicia; Kowey, Peter R; Mahaffey, Kenneth William; Mills, RM; ORBIT-AF Investigators and Patients; ... (11 authors) (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 ...

Early adoption of dabigatran and its dosing in US patients with atrial fibrillation: results from the outcomes registry for better informed treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Ansell, J; Chang, P; Ezekowitz, MD; Fonarow, GC; Gersh, Bernard John; Holmes, DaJuanicia; Hylek, EM; ... (15 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-11-25)

BACKGROUND: Dabigatran is a novel oral anticoagulant approved for thromboprophylaxis in atrial fibrillation. Adoption patterns of this new agent in community practice are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied patterns ...

Racial differences in the prevalence and outcomes of atrial fibrillation among patients hospitalized with heart failure.

Fonarow, GC; Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals; Hernandez, Adrian Felipe; Liang, L; Peterson, Eric David; Piccini, Jonathan Paul Sr; Thomas, Kevin Lindsey; ... (8 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-09-26)

BACKGROUND: The intersection of heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) is common, but the burden of AF among black patients with HF is poorly characterized. We sought to determine the prevalence of AF, characteristics, ...

Comparison of performance achievement award recognition with primary stroke center certification for acute ischemic stroke care.

Fonarow, GC; Liang, L; Smith, EE; Reeves, MJ; Saver, JL; Xian, Y; Hernandez, Adrian Felipe; ... (10 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-10-14)

BACKGROUND: Hospital certification and recognition programs represent 2 independent but commonly used systems to distinguish hospitals, yet they have not been directly compared. This study assessed acute ischemic stroke ...

A risk score for in-hospital death in patients admitted with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.

Dai, D; Fonarow, GC; Hernandez, Adrian Felipe; Olson, DaiWai M; Peterson, Eric David; Reeves, MJ; Saver, JL; ... (10 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2013-01-28)

BACKGROUND: We aimed to derive and validate a single risk score for predicting death from ischemic stroke (IS), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). METHODS AND RESULTS: Data from 333 865 stroke ...