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Get With the Guidelines Atrial Fibrillation Registry

Recruiting
18 - 125 years of age
Both
Phase N/A

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Overview

Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation is designed to assist hospital care teams in consistently providing the latest evidence-based treatment for their AFib patients. At the same time, it offers a means of monitoring the quality of AFib care in U.S. hospitals and building a database for continued research and further quality improvement.

Description

Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation was initiated in 2013 with over 88 U.S. hospitals participating is designed to assist hospital care teams in consistently providing the latest evidence-based treatment for their AFib patients. At the same time, it offers a means of monitoring the quality of AFib care in U.S. hospitals and building a database for continued research and further quality improvement.

Achievement measures tracked through Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation:

  1. ACEI/ARB at discharge for LVSD
  2. Assessment of thromboembolic risk factors
  3. Beta Blocker at discharge
  4. Discharged on FDA-approved anticoagulation therapy
  5. PT/INR planned follow-up
  6. Statin at discharge in AF patients with CAD, CVA/TIA or PVD.

Quality measures tracked through Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation:

  1. Aldosterone antagonist at discharge
  2. Atrial fibrillation patient education
  3. Anticoagulation therapy education
  4. CHA2DS2-VASC reported
  5. Discharge heart rate <110bpm
  6. Smoking cessation
  7. Warfarin at discharge for valvular atrial fibrillation

Additional measures collected by Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation can be viewed

at
http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@private/@wcm/@hcm/@gwtg/documents/downloadable/ ucm_451183.pdf

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients hospitalized with nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who do not have nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter
  • Patients under 18 years of age
  • Patients not admitted as inpatients.
  • Patients on comfort care only
  • Patients discharged to hospice.

Study details

Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter

NCT06245187

American Heart Association

14 February 2024

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