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Cognitive Function: Is There More to Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation Than Stroke?

Cao, L; Hayden, Kathleen M; Newby, Laura Kristin; Pokorney, SD; Welsh-Bohmer, Kathleen Anne (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-08-03)

Contemporary trends and predictors of postacute service use and routine discharge home after stroke.

Prvu Bettger, Janet; McCoy, L; Smith, EE; Fonarow, GC; Schwamm, LH; Peterson, Eric David (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-02-23)

BACKGROUND: Returning home after the hospital is a primary aim for healthcare; however, additional postacute care (PAC) services are sometimes necessary for returning stroke patients to their pre-event status. Recent trends ...

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, ...

Relief and Recurrence of Congestion During and After Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure: Insights From Diuretic Optimization Strategy Evaluation in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (DOSE-AHF) and Cardiorenal Rescue Study in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (CARESS-HF).

AbouEzzeddine, OF; Anstrom, Kevin J; Bart, BA; DeVore, Adam David; Dunlay, SM; Felker, G Michael; Goldsmith, SR; ... (15 authors) (Circ Heart Fail, 2015-07)

BACKGROUND: Congestion is the most frequent cause for hospitalization in acute decompensated heart failure. Although decongestion is a major goal of acute therapy, it is unclear how the clinical components of congestion ...

Comparative effectiveness studies to improve clinical outcomes in end stage renal disease: the DEcIDE patient outcomes in end stage renal disease study.

Bandeen-Roche, K; Boulware, Ebony; Crews, DC; DEcIDE ESRD Patient Outcomes in Renal Disease Study Investigators; Ephraim, Patti L; Jaar, BG; Liu, J; ... (16 authors) (BMC Nephrol, 2012-12-06)

BACKGROUND: Evidence is lacking to inform providers' and patients' decisions about many common treatment strategies for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). METHODS/DESIGN: The DEcIDE Patient Outcomes in ESRD Study ...