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Nonadherence to guidelines for prescribing antiplatelet/anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation
Conclusions. Nonadherence to guidelines was found in three out of every five patients. A greater cerebrovascular risk and a lower haemorrhagic risk were associated with this behaviour. Qualitative studies are needed to determine the causes.
Source: Family Practice - July 3, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Navarro-Juan, M., Carbonell-Torregrosa, M. A., Palazon-Bru, A., Martinez-Diaz, A. M., Gil-Guillen, V. F. Tags: Health Service Research Source Type: research

LAA occlusion studied for stroke prevention in atrial fib with prior intracerebral hemorrhage
PARIS – Transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion shows promise in providing a far better stroke prevention strategy than does standard medical management in patients with atrial fibrillation who...
Source: Family Practice News - June 9, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Help Desk Answers: Do novel oral anticoagulants safely prevent stroke in patients with nonvalvular A-fib?
Abstract Yes. Dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban are safe and effective compared with warfarin for preventing stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. These novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are noninferior in reducing the number of strokes and systemic emboli and in lowering all-cause mortality while not increasing major bleeding complications and hemorrhagic events. PMID: 27474824 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Family Practice - May 31, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Siewert R, Hostetter J Tags: J Fam Pract Source Type: research

The performance of seven QPrediction risk scores in an independent external sample of patients from general practice: a validation study
Conclusions Each of the algorithms performed practically as well in the external independent CPRD validation cohorts as they had in the original published QResearch validation cohorts.
Source: BMJ Open - August 28, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hippisley-Cox, J., Coupland, C., Brindle, P. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology, General practice / Family practice, Health informatics Research Source Type: research

Clinical Inquiry: What is the best imaging method for patients with a presumed acute stroke?
Abstract It depends on whether the stroke is schemic or hemorrhagic. For early detection of ischemic stroke, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is highly sensitive and specific, whereas computed tomography (CT) is less sensitive but about as specific. PMID: 24475467 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of Family Practice - January 1, 2014 Category: Practice Management Authors: Sadeghi R, Neher J, St Anna L Tags: J Fam Pract Source Type: research

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