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ReviewCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2023

Approach to atrial fibrillation: Essentials for primary care.

Alan Bell, Jason G Andrade, Laurent Macle, Kim A Connelly, Lisa LaBine, Alexander G Singer

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Review in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Alan BellAssistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario and served as a Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) atrial fibrillation guideline panel member.
Jason G AndradeAssociate Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Adjunct Professor at the University of Montréal in Quebec, and Co-chair of the CCS atrial fibrillation guideline panel.
Laurent MacleAssociate Professor of Medicine at the University of Montréal, Chair of the Education Committee of the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society, and Co-chair of the CCS atrial fibrillation guideline panel.
Kim A ConnellyExecutive Director of the Keenan Research Centre at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Toronto, and Chair of the CCS Guidelines Committee.
Lisa LaBineResearch Facilitator in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
Alexander G SingerAssociate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine in the Max Rady College of Medicine of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba.
University of Manitoba · CACanadian Cardiovascular Society · CAHeart Rhythm Society · USSt. Michael's Hospital · CAUniversité du Québec · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo support family physicians in preventing atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients at risk and in identifying and managing those with established AF; and to summarize key recommendations for ideal screening and care of patients. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: The 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society comprehensive guidelines for the management of AF, based on current evidence and clinical experience related to AF. MAIN MESSAGE: Atrial fibrillation, which is estimated to affect at least 500,000 Canadians, is associated with high risks of stroke, heart failure, and death. Primary care clinicians occupy a central role in the management of this chronic condition, focusing on the challenges of preventing AF and identifying, diagnosing, treating, and following patients with AF. Evidence-based guidelines that provide optimal management strategies have been published by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society to assist in these tasks. Messages critical to primary care are offered to support effective knowledge translation.

conclusionMost patients with AF can be managed effectively in primary care. Family physicians not only play an important role in ensuring patients with AF receive timely diagnoses, but they are also key to providing initial and ongoing care, especially in patients with comorbid conditions.

Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationStrokeAnticoagulantsCanadaChronic DiseaseHumansPrimary Health CareAnticoagulants

Identifiers

PMID37072207
PMCPMC10112727
OpenAlexW4366333936

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