ArticleBMC family practice2002
Atrial fibrillation in a primary care practice: prevalence and management.
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- Atrial fibrillation anticoagulation care in a large urban family medicine practice.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2014Article
- Reasons for undertreatment with oral anticoagulants in frail geriatric outpatients with atrial fibrillation: a prospective, descriptive study.Drugs & aging · 2010Review
- Advanced electrophysiologic mapping systems: an evidence-based analysis.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2006Article
- Patients' perspectives on taking warfarin: qualitative study in family practice.BMC family practice · 2004Article
- Is there a clinically significant seasonal component to hospital admissions for atrial fibrillation?BMC health services research · 2004Article
- Occurrence and quality of anticoagulant treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation in primary health care in Sweden: a retrospective study on electronic patient records.BMC clinical pharmacology · 2004Article
- Demographic Characteristics and Patterns of Medication in Atrial Fibrillation Patients in South West Ontario: Insights from a Large Primary Care Database.Journal of atrial fibrillationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAtrial fibrillation is a common serious cardiac arrhythmia. Knowing the prevalence of atrial fibrillation and documentation of medical management are important in the provision of primary care. This study sought to determine the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in a primary care population and to identify and quantify the treatments being used for stroke prevention in this group of patients.
methodsA prevalence study through chart audit was conducted in the family medicine practice at the Sunnybrook campus of the Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre. The main outcome measures were the prevalence of atrial fibrillation in our primary care practice and the use of warfarin for stroke prevention in this population.
results261 patients in our practice have atrial fibrillation. The overall prevalence in our family practice unit is 3.9%. When considering patients aged 60 and over, the prevalence rises to 12.2%. 204 of our patients with atrial fibrillation (78.2%) are currently being treated with warfarin. Another 21 patients were previously treated and discontinued for a number of reasons. Of the 57 patients not currently treated with warfarin, 44 are treated with ASA, 2 with ticlopidine, and 11 are receiving no preventative treatment.
conclusionsThe prevalence of atrial fibrillation in our practice is higher than the range of prevalence reported in the general literature. However, our coverage with warfarin treatment exceeds previous reports in the literature.
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