Regional Disparities in Atrial Fibrillation Management: An IMPACT-AF Substudy.

Joshua Hamlin¹, Jafna Cox^1,2,3, Laura Hamilton², Joanna Nemis-White⁴, James McKillop⁵, Navjot Sandila⁶, Ratika Parkash^1,2

¹Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

²Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

³Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

⁴Strive Health, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

⁵Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

⁶Research Methods Unit, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: In rural regions, atrial fibrillation (AF) management is performed predominately by local primary care professionals (PCPs). Prior work has suggested that a disparity in outcomes in AF occurs for those patients living in a rural, vs urban, location. METHODS: This post hoc analysis of the cluster randomized trial Integrated Management Program Advancing Community Treatment of Atrial Fib…

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