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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| AF Clinic | Experimental |
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| Care as Usual | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF Clinic | Other | Treatment of atrial fibrillation patients by specialized nurses, supervised by cardiologists, using dedicated software to ensure maximal adherence to AHA/ACC/ESC guidelines on atrial fibrillation treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Composite of heart failure, thromboembolic complications, bleeding, severe adverse effects of drugs and death from cardiovascular causes. | minimum of 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| All cause mortality, all cause hospitalizations, Treatment (benchmarking) in accordance to the 2006 AHA/ACC/ESC guidelines in AF, quality of life, patient satisfaction, anxiety, depression, compliance and cost effectiveness. | minimum of 1 year |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Robert G Tieleman, MD PhD | Maastricht UMC | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martini Hospital Groningen | Groningen | 9700 RM | Netherlands | |||
| MaastrichtUMC |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24058179 | Derived | Hendriks JM, Vrijhoef HJ, Crijns HJ, Brunner-La Rocca HP. The effect of a nurse-led integrated chronic care approach on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation. Europace. 2014 Apr;16(4):491-9. doi: 10.1093/europace/eut286. Epub 2013 Sep 20. | |
| 23305860 | Derived | Hendriks JM, Crijns HJ, Tieleman RG, Vrijhoef HJ. The atrial fibrillation knowledge scale: development, validation and results. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 30;168(2):1422-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.047. Epub 2013 Jan 8. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001281 | Atrial Fibrillation |
| D020521 | Stroke |
| D006333 | Heart Failure |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001145 | Arrhythmias, Cardiac |
| D006331 | Heart Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
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| Care as Usual | Other | Routine clinical care of atrial fibrillation patients, provided by cardiologists, without the help of specialized nurses or dedicated software. |
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| Maastricht |
| 6202 AZ |
| Netherlands |
| 22453654 | Derived | Hendriks JM, de Wit R, Crijns HJ, Vrijhoef HJ, Prins MH, Pisters R, Pison LA, Blaauw Y, Tieleman RG. Nurse-led care vs. usual care for patients with atrial fibrillation: results of a randomized trial of integrated chronic care vs. routine clinical care in ambulatory patients with atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J. 2012 Nov;33(21):2692-9. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs071. Epub 2012 Mar 27. |
| 20089253 | Derived | Hendriks JM, de Wit R, Vrijhoef HJ, Tieleman RG, Crijns HJ. An integrated chronic care program for patients with atrial fibrillation: study protocol and methodology for an ongoing prospective randomised controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2010 Oct;47(10):1310-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.017. Epub 2010 Jan 20. |
| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D002561 | Cerebrovascular Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |