Electronic Alert System for Improving Stroke Prevention Among Hospitalized Oral‐Anticoagulation‐Naïve Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Trial

Electronic Alert System for Improving Stroke Prevention Among Hospitalized Oral‐Anticoagulation‐Naïve Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Trial

BackgroundMany patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) do not receive oral anticoagulants (OAC) for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism. We aimed to improve the prescription of (OAC) among hospitalized patients with AF. Methods and ResultsWe developed a computer‐based electronic alert syst...

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Main Authors: Günther Silbernagel, David Spirk, Adrian Hager, Iris Baumgartner, Nils Kucher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
anticoagulants
arrhythmia
atrial fibrillation
electronic alert system
embolism
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.003776

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