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AUtomated Risk Assessment for Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation (AURAS-AF) - an automated software system to promote anticoagulation and reduce stroke risk: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at significantly increased risk of stroke. Oral anticoagulants (OACs) substantially reduce this risk, with gains seen across the spectrum of baseline risk. Despite the benefit to patients, OAC prescribing remains suboptimal in the United Kingdom...

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Autores principales: Holt, Tim A, Fitzmaurice, David A, Marshall, Tom, Fay, Matthew, Qureshi, Nadeem, Dalton, Andrew R H, Hobbs, F D Richard, Lasserson, Daniel S, Kearley, Karen, Hislop, Jenny, Jin, Jing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4225760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24220602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-385