[Articles] A multifaceted intervention to improve treatment with oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation (IMPACT-AF): an international, cluster-randomised trial

A multifaceted and multilevel educational intervention, aimed to improve use of oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation and at risk for stroke, resulted in a significant increase in the proportion of patients treated with oral anticoagulants. Such an intervention has the potential to improve stroke prevention around the world for patients with atrial fibrillation.

Source: LANCET - August 28, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dragos Vinereanu, Renato D Lopes, M Cecilia Bahit, Denis Xavier, Jie Jiang, Hussein R Al-Khalidi, Wensheng He, Ying Xian, Andrea O Ciobanu, Deepak Y Kamath, Kathleen A Fox, Meena P Rao, Sean D Pokorney, Otavio Berwanger, Carlos Tajer, Pedro G M de Barros Tags: Articles Source Type: research