Hospitalized Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and a High Risk of Stroke Are Not Being Provided With Adequate Anticoagulation
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Hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation and a high risk of stroke are not being provided with adequate anticoagulation.
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine both treatment gaps and predictors of warfarin use in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients enrolled in a national multicenter study. BACKGROUND The National Anticoagulation Benchmark Outcomes Report (NABOR) is a performance improvement program designed to benchmark anticoagulation prophylaxis, treatment, and outcomes among participating hospi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.077