Resources
Survey reveals stroke center access a high priority
Scientific Sessions
Atrial Fibrillation Resolution, H. Res. 295, Introduced in the US House of Representatives
StopAfib.org, June 6th 2010
Software May Improve Communication During Discharge
MedPage Today, July 17, 2009
Health Literacy and Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure
JAMA, April 27, 2011
Rehospitalizations among Patients in the Medicare Fee-for-Service Program
New England Journal of Medicine, April 2, 2009
Low cognition at discharge may impede elderly patients' self-care
ACP Internist, Week of March 15, 2011
AFIB background (ACC’s CardioSmart):
http://www.cardiosmart.org/HeartDisease/CTT.aspx?id=222
AFIB background (Cleveland Clinic):
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/atrial_fibrillation/afib.aspx
Understanding the Heart’s Electrical System (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute):
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/af/af_what.html
Managing AFIB through Lifestyle Modifications and Drug Therapies (ACC’s CardioSmart):
http://www.cardiosmart.org/ManageCondition/Default.aspx?id=892
Patient discharge instructions (MedLine Plus):
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000237.htm
Report on the conference on Atrial Fibrillation by the American Heart Association
(June 12-13, 2010 in Washington, DC)
AFIB background (Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Continuing Education): http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/medicalpubs/diseasemanagement/cardiology/atrial-fibrillation/
ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/114/7/700
Stroke Prevention in Patients with AF (Presentation from HRS meeting):
http://conference-cast.com/HRS/HRS10AFS/player/flashplayer_HRS/player.aspx?conferenceFolder=HRS10AFS&SessionFolder=HRS10AFS-01&LectureID=HRS10AFS-01-02&configFile=config_prod.xml
Gap between Guidelines and Routine Medical Practice in Anticoagulation Treatment of AF (abstract): http://www.hrsonline.org/Education/SelfStudy/ClinicalTrials/AF/MOCA.cfm
American Heart Association Atrial Fibrillation Information
American College of Cardiology Cardiosource AF Clinical Collection
Heart Rhythm Society Atrial Fibrillation Patient Site
Journal of Atrial Fibrillation
Mayo Clinic Atrial Fibrillation
Medline Plus Interactive Afib Tutorial
Support H. Res. 295, the AF Resolution
The North American Thrombosis Forum — The organization was conceptualized to complement existing thrombosis-related organizations and provide a forum for those interested in venous thromboembolism and other thrombotic disorders to focus their efforts.
2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation — ACC/AHA/ESC, Circulation, 2006;114:e257-e354
2011 Focused Updates Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation — ACCF/AHA/HRS
2011 Focused Update on the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (Update on Dabigatran) — ACCF/AHA/HRS