Get With the Guidelines Atrial Fibrillation Registry
Purpose
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.
Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 125 Years
- Eligible Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
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 Design
- Phase
- Study Type
- Observational [Patient Registry]
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Other
Recruiting Locations
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- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- American Heart Association
Detailed 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/downloada ble/ucm_451183.pdf