Automated Software System to Promote Anticoagulation and Reduce Stroke Risk [Brief Report]
Conclusions—No significant change in OAC prescribing occurred. A greater rate of diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (possibly because of improved detection or overdiagnosis) was associated with a reduction (of borderline significance) in stroke and hemorrhage over 12 months.Clinical Trial Registration—URL: http://www.isrctn.com. Unique Identifier: ISRCTN55722437.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Tim A. Holt, Andrew Dalton, Tom Marshall, Matthew Fay, Nadeem Qureshi, Susan Kirkpatrick, Jenny Hislop, Daniel Lasserson, Karen Kearley, Jill Mollison, Ly-Mee Yu, F.D. Richard Hobbs, David Fitzmaurice Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Anticoagulants, Health Services, Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research
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