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Screening for atrial fibrillation in Canadian pharmacies: an economic evaluation.
The objective of this study was to conduct an economic evaluation of the Program for the Identification of 'Actionable' Atrial Fibrillation in the Pharmacy Setting (PIAAF-Pharmacy), which screened 1145 participants aged 65 years or more at 30 community pharmacies in Ontario and Alberta between October 2014 and April 2015. METHODS: We used a 2-part decision model to evaluate the short- and long-term costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) of a pharmacy screening program for atrial fibrillation compared to no screening. Data from the PIAAF-Pharmacy study were used for the short-term model, and the relevant literat...
Source: cmaj - August 22, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tarride JE, Dolovich L, Blackhouse G, Guertin JR, Burke N, Manja V, Grinvalds A, Lim T, Healey JS, Sandhu RK Tags: CMAJ Open Source Type: research

The Dx-AF study: a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing VDD-ICD to VVI-ICD in detecting sub-clinical atrial fibrillation in defibrillator patients
ConclusionsThe Dx-AF Study should provide significant scientific evidence and guidance to an adequate ICD system choice and early AF detection/management hence improve clinical outcomes in a large patient population.
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology - July 27, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Contemporary Atrial Fibrillation Management: A Comparison of the Current AHA/ACC/HRS, CCS, and ESC Guidelines
Publication date: August 2017 Source:Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Volume 33, Issue 8 Author(s): Jason G. Andrade, Laurent Macle, Stanley Nattel, Atul Verma, John Cairns In this article we compare and contrast the current recommendations, and highlight the important differences, in the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/Heart Rhythm Society, European Society of Cardiology, and Canadian Cardiovascular Society atrial fibrillation (AF) guidelines. Although many of the recommendations of the various societies are similar, there are important differences in the methodologies underlying their developmen...
Source: Canadian Journal of Cardiology - July 26, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

The Development And Feasibility Assessment Of Canadian Quality Indicators For Atrial Fibrillation
Publication date: Available online 27 February 2016 Source:Canadian Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Jafna L. Cox, Sulan Dai, Yanyan Gong., Robert McKelvie, M. Sean McMurtry, Garth H. Oakes, Allan Skanes, Atul Verma, Stephen B. Wilton, D. George Wyse In 2010, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) embarked on an initiative to develop pan-Canadian quality indicators (QIs) and standardized data definitions with the ultimate goal of monitoring, comparing, and contrasting national cardiovascular care and its outcomes. One of the first working groups to be established was tasked with identifying and then defining...
Source: Canadian Journal of Cardiology - February 28, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention in Canadian practice: Stroke Prevention and Rhythm Interventions in Atrial Fibrillation (SPRINT-AF) registry
Conclusions In this contemporary Canadian AF registry, the rate of guideline-concordant OAC use was high. About half of OAC-treated patients received NOAC agents. Patient- and physician-driven preferences such as side effect profile, perceived greater efficacy, and cost were strong determinants of NOAC over warfarin use. Teaser This is a cross-sectional, retrospective analysis of 936 patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation enrolled from 106 practices in Canada between December 2012 and July 2013. We observed that the rate of guideline-concordant oral anticoagulation use was high (90%), with new direct oral anticoagu...
Source: Canadian Journal of Cardiology - May 2, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

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