title: Value of pacemaker atrial diagnostic data in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: an opportunity to improve rates of warfarin utilization.
abstract: Atrial diagnostic data within implantable devices provide an opportunity to assess the frequency and quantity of atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes (AF burden) and its impact on appropriate warfarin anticoagulation. Cardiologists were given clinical scenarios to review with different types of pacemaker diagnostic data in an elderly patient with risk factors for stroke. AF specific data was associated with increased warfarin utilization, but only at intermediate rates. Potential reasons and clinical implications are discussed.
authors: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. mpskmkkim@aol.com
authors: Michael H
authors: MH
authors: Kim
authors: Richard G
authors: RG
authors: Trohman
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Christiansen
authors: Manya R
authors: MR
authors: Harsch
authors: Ken
authors: K
authors: Kinser
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Reiter
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Pfeiffer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin