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Examining warfarin underutilization rates in patients with atrial fibrillation: Detailed chart review essential to capture contraindications to warfarin therapy.

Srivastava A, Hudson M, Hamoud I, Cavalcante J, Pai C, Kaatz S.

Thromb J. 2008 Jun 3;6:6.PMID: 18522741 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Is warfarin really underused in patients with atrial fibrillation?

Weisbord SD, Whittle J, Brooks RC.

J Gen Intern Med. 2001 Nov;16(11):743-9.PMID: 11722687 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pre-admission warfarin use in patients with acute ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation: The appropriate use and barriers to oral anticoagulant therapy.

Partington SL, Abid S, Teo K, Oczkowski W, O'Donnell MJ.

Thromb Res. 2007;120(5):663-9. Epub 2007 Apr 16.PMID: 17434577 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Potentially preventable strokes in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation who are not adequately anticoagulated.

Gladstone DJ, Bui E, Fang J, Laupacis A, Lindsay MP, Tu JV, Silver FL, Kapral MK.

Stroke. 2009 Jan;40(1):235-40. Epub 2008 Aug 28.PMID: 18757287 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: are we following the guidelines?

Pusser BE, Robertson SL, Robinson MD, Barton C, Dobson LA.

N C Med J. 2005 Jan-Feb;66(1):9-13.PMID: 15786672 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Anticoagulation for stroke prevention in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation, including those with falls and/or early-stage dementia: a single-center, retrospective, observational study.

Jacobs LG, Billett HH, Freeman K, Dinglas C, Jumaquio L.

Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2009 Jun;7(3):159-66.PMID: 19616184 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Major hemorrhage and tolerability of warfarin in the first year of therapy among elderly patients with atrial fibrillation.

Hylek EM, Evans-Molina C, Shea C, Henault LE, Regan S.

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[Use of warfarin anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation in Iceland.]

Guðmundsdóttir IJ, Helgason KO, Sigurðsson EL, Arnar DO.

Laeknabladid. 2002 Apr;88(4):299-303. Icelandic. PMID: 16940645 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Application of a decision support tool for anticoagulation in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Wess ML, Schauer DP, Johnston JA, Moomaw CJ, Brewer DE, Cook EF, Eckman MH.

J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Apr;23(4):411-7.PMID: 18373138 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

What are the barriers to warfarin use in atrial fibrillation?: Development of a questionnaire.

Ingelgård A, Hollowell J, Reddy P, Gold K, Tran K, Fitzmaurice D.

J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2006 Jun;21(3):257-65.PMID: 16683218 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Disparate stroke rates on warfarin among contemporaneous cohorts with atrial fibrillation: potential insights into risk from a comparative analysis of SPORTIF III versus SPORTIF V.

Hylek EM, Frison L, Henault LE, Cupples A.

Stroke. 2008 Nov;39(11):3009-14. Epub 2008 Aug 14.PMID: 18703812 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Differential use of warfarin for secondary stroke prevention in patients with various types of atrial fibrillation.

Lewis WR, Fonarow GC, LaBresh KA, Cannon CP, Pan W, Super DM, Sorof SA, Schwamm LH.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 15;103(2):227-31. Epub 2008 Nov 7.PMID: 19121441 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage versus warfarin therapy for prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: a randomised non-inferiority trial.

Holmes DR, Reddy VY, Turi ZG, Doshi SK, Sievert H, Buchbinder M, Mullin CM, Sick P; PROTECT AF Investigators.

Lancet. 2009 Aug 15;374(9689):534-42. Erratum in: Lancet. 2009 Nov 7;374(9701):1596. PMID: 19683639 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition).

Singer DE, Albers GW, Dalen JE, Fang MC, Go AS, Halperin JL, Lip GY, Manning WJ; American College of Chest Physicians.

Chest. 2008 Jun;133(6 Suppl):546S-592S.PMID: 18574273 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation in ambulatory care settings.

Niska R, Han B.

J Am Board Fam Med. 2009 May-Jun;22(3):299-306.PMID: 19429736 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Reasons for underuse of oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation-associated stroke: prospective study of German stroke patients]

Reicke B, Masuhr F, Weih M.

Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr. 2008 Jul;76(7):391-5. German. PMID: 18604772 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Prevalence of atrial fibrillation and use of warfarin among patients with ischemic stroke.]

Pétursson P, Sveinbjœrnsdóttir S, Einarsson G, Thornorgeirsson G, Oenundarson PT, Arnar DO.

Laeknabladid. 2004 Jul;90(7/8):561-565. Icelandic. PMID: 16819045 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Warfarin is not needed in low-risk patients following atrial fibrillation ablation procedures.

Bunch TJ, Crandall BG, Weiss JP, May HT, Bair TL, Osborn JS, Anderson JL, Lappe DL, Muhlestein JB, Nelson J, Allison S, Foley T, Anderson L, Day JD.

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009 Sep;20(9):988-93. Epub 2009 May 15.PMID: 19473299 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Meta-analysis to assess the quality of warfarin control in atrial fibrillation patients in the United States.

Baker WL, Cios DA, Sander SD, Coleman CI.

J Manag Care Pharm. 2009 Apr;15(3):244-52.PMID: 19326955 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion for patients in atrial fibrillation suboptimal for warfarin therapy: 5-year results of the PLAATO (Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Transcatheter Occlusion) Study.

Block PC, Burstein S, Casale PN, Kramer PH, Teirstein P, Williams DO, Reisman M.

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Jul;2(7):594-600.PMID: 19628179 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles