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Outcome disparities in patients with atrial fibrillation based on insurance plan and educational attainment: a nationwide, multicenter and prospective cohort trial
Conclusion Educational attainment was independently associated with all-cause mortality and ischaemic stroke in patients with AF, but adverse clinical outcomes were not related to the types of health insurance in Thailand. Trial registration number Thai Clinical Trial Registration; Study ID: TCTR20160113002.
Source: BMJ Open - August 10, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Apiyasawat, S., Thongsri, T., Jongpiputvanich, K., Krittayaphong, R., for the COOL-AF Investigators Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research

Geographic and temporal variation in the treatment and outcomes of atrial fibrillation: a population-based analysis of national quality indicators
The objective of this study was to assess for potential geographic variation in the quality of atrial fibrillation care in Alberta, Canada.METHODS: In a population-based cohort of adults (age ≥ 18 yr) with incident nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) diagnosed between Apr. 1, 2008, and Mar. 31, 2016, in Alberta, we investigated the variation in national quality indicators of atrial fibrillation care developed by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Specifically, we assessed the geographic and temporal variation in the proportion of patients with initiation of oral anticoagulant therapy, persistence with therapy, ische...
Source: cmaj - August 2, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Derek S Chew Flora Au Yuan Xu Braden J Manns Marcello Tonelli Stephen B Wilton Brenda Hemmelgarn Shiying Kong Derek V Exner Amity E Quinn Source Type: research

Clinical code usage in UK general practice: a cohort study exploring 18 conditions over 14 years
Conclusions This is an under-reported research area and the findings suggest the codes’ usage diversity for most conditions remained overall stable throughout the study period. Generated mental health code lists can last for a long time unlike cardiometabolic conditions and cancer. Adopting more consistent and less diverse coding would help improve data quality in primary care. Future research is needed following the transfer to the Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) coding.
Source: BMJ Open - July 25, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zghebi, S. S., Reeves, D., Grigoroglou, C., McMillan, B., Ashcroft, D. M., Parisi, R., Kontopantelis, E. Tags: Open access, General practice / Family practice Source Type: research

Role of circulating long non-coding RNA for the improvement of the predictive ability of the CHA2DS2-VASc score in patients with atrial fibrillation
CONCLUSIONS: Plasma expression of H19 was associated with stroke risk in AF patients and improved the discriminatory power of the CHA2DS2-VASc score. Therefore, lncRNA H19 served as an emerging non-invasive biomarker for stroke risk prediction in patients with AF.PMID:35869861 | DOI:10.1097/CM9.0000000000002213
Source: Chinese Medical Journal - July 23, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yuanbo Zhang Duan Wang Na Wu Xinghua Chen Zhiquan Yuan Xiaoyue Jia Chengying Li Qin Hu Yanxiu Chen Zhihui Zhang Li Zhong Yafei Li Source Type: research

Echocardiographic Measures of Left Atrial Function and Size and Incident Dementia
To the Editor A recent study described a significant association between left atrial function and an increased risk of subsequent dementia, independent of the presence of atrial fibrillation. These findings are similar to our 2009 study, which examined subclinical left atrial dysfunction and risk of stroke in patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO). We found that impairment of reservoir, conduit, and contractile strain and impairment of emptying, passive emptying, and active emptying fraction was present in patients with multiple ischemic events, PFO, and atrial septal aneurysm compared with healthy individuals. After PFO...
Source: JAMA - July 19, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Protocol for Home-Based Solution for Remote Atrial Fibrillation Screening to Prevent Recurrence Stroke (HUA-TUO AF Trial): a randomised controlled trial
The objective of the study was to explore the use of long-term home-based ECG monitoring for AF detection and stroke prevention in patients with a history of stroke. Methods and analysis This prospective, randomised, open-label trial with blinded endpoint adjudication aimed to evaluate the efficacy of long-term home-based ECG monitoring for AF detection and stroke prevention in a 24-month period. Patients aged >18 years with a history of ischaemic stroke will be stratified according to the time from the index ischaemic stroke: <1, 1–3 and >3 years and then randomised in 1:1 to (1) home-based AF screening an...
Source: BMJ Open - July 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wong, C. K., Hai, J. J., Lau, Y.-M., Zhou, M., LUI, H.-W., Lau, K. K., Chan, K.-H., Mok, T. M., Liu, Y., Feng, Y., Tan, N., Tam, W.-C., Tam, K.-C., Feng, X., Zuo, M.-L., Yin, L.-X., Tan, J., Zhang, W.-J., Jiang, X., Huang, X., Ye, J., Liang, Y., Jiang, W. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research