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Adverse Events Among Emergency Department Patients With Cardiovascular Conditions: A Multicenter Study
Calder LA, Perry J, Yan JW, De Gorter R, Sivilotti MLA, Eagles D, Myslik F, Borgundvaag B, Émond M, McRae AD, Taljaard M, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Cheng W, Forster AJ, Stiell IG. Adverse Events Among Emergency Department Patients With Cardiovascular Conditions: A Multicenter Study. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 77: 561-574. PMID: 33612283, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.12.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute heart failureAdverse eventsEmergency department patientsED visitsDepartment patientsHeart failureAtrial fibrillationHealth care provider visitsRecent-onset atrial fibrillationClinical practice guideline adherenceIndex ED visitPractice guideline adherenceAdverse event incidenceProspective cohort studyAdverse event ratesCase summariesQuality improvement opportunitiesFactor themesAdverse event typesCanadian EDsSentinel diagnosesED dischargeProvider visitsAdult patientsCohort study
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Thromboembolic events following cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation and flutter: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wong BM, Perry JJ, Cheng W, Zheng B, Guo K, Taljaard M, Skanes AC, Stiell IG. Thromboembolic events following cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation and flutter: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 23: 500-511. PMID: 33715143, DOI: 10.1007/s43678-021-00103-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral anticoagulation useAcute atrial fibrillationAnticoagulation useThromboembolic eventsAtrial fibrillationThromboembolic riskFlutter patientsInsufficient evidencePrimary analysisSecondary analysisDerSimonian-Laird random-effects modelSafety of cardioversionPrognostic Studies toolRisk of biasRandom-effects modelBackgroundRecent studiesInclusion criteriaMAIN OUTCOMELower riskFibrillationSystematic reviewEvent ratesCardioversionMore studiesPatients