Major progress in anticoagulant uptake for atrial fibrillation at last: does it translate into stroke prevention?

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

1. Estimated stroke risk, yield, and number needed to screen for atrial fibrillation detected through single time screening: a multicountry patient-level meta-analysis of 141,220 screened individuals.PLoS medicine · 2019
   Pooled it
2. eHealth Tools to Provide Structured Assistance for Atrial Fibrillation Screening, Management, and Guideline-Recommended Therapy in Metropolitan General Practice: The AF - SMART Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2019
   Trial
3. General practitioner confidence and practices in oral anticoagulant use for atrial fibrillation in Australia: findings from a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2026
   Article
4. Rivaroxaban versus warfarin: differential effects on oxidative stress and fibrinolytic markers in atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026
   Article
5. Time trends in stroke risk management among high-risk patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Australia between 2011-2019.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2024
   Article
6. Risk factor profile for newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: 4-year follow-up of annual health examinations in a Japanese Adult Cohort.Journal of arrhythmia · 2023
   Article
7. A new deep learning algorithm of 12-lead electrocardiogram for identifying atrial fibrillation during sinus rhythm.Scientific reports · 2021
   Article
8. Atrial fibrillation self screening, management and guideline recommended therapy (AF SELF SMART): A protocol for atrial fibrillation self-screening in general practice.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2021
   Article
9. Atrial fibrillation: villain or bystander in vascular brain injury.European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology · 2020
   Article
10. Antithrombotic management of patients with atrial fibrillation-Dutch anticoagulant initiatives anno 2020.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2020
    Review
11. Reducing Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation: Adherence to Guidelines Has Improved, but Patient Persistence with Anticoagulant Therapy Remains Suboptimal.Korean circulation journal · 2019
    Review
12. Stroke prevention in patients from Latin American countries with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Insights from the GARFIELD-AF registry.Clinical cardiology · 2019
    Observational

Corrections and comments

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  A 10 year study of hospitalized atrial fibrillation-related stroke in England and its association with uptake of oral anticoagulation.2018

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