Impact on Outcomes of Changing Treatment Guideline Recommendations for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Cohort Study

To investigate the impact on outcomes of changing treatment guideline recommendations by comparing the proportion of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) recommended oral anticoagulants (OACs) under the 2011 and 2014 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines.

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - April 7, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tze-Fan Chao, Chia-Jen Liu, Ta-Chuan Tuan, Kang-Ling Wang, Yenn-Jiang Lin, Shih-Lin Chang, Li-Wei Lo, Yu-Feng Hu, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Chern-En Chiang, Ming-Hsiung Hsieh, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Shih-Ann Chen Tags: Original article Source Type: research