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Geographic and temporal variation in the treatment and outcomes of atrial fibrillation: a population-based analysis of national quality indicators

Derek S. Chew, Flora Au, Yuan Xu, Braden J. Manns, Marcello Tonelli, Stephen B. Wilton, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Shiying Kong, Derek V. Exner and Amity E. Quinn
August 02, 2022 10 (3) E702-E713; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210246
Derek S. Chew
Duke Clinical Research Institute (Chew), Duke University, Durham, NC; Libin Cardiovascular Institute (Chew, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner) and O’Brien Institute of Public Health (Au, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner), University of Calgary; Departments of Community Health Sciences (Au, Xu, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Hemmelgarn, Kong, Exner, Quinn), Oncology (Xu, Kong), Surgery (Xu, Kong) and Medicine (Manns, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Hemmelgarn), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Flora Au
Duke Clinical Research Institute (Chew), Duke University, Durham, NC; Libin Cardiovascular Institute (Chew, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner) and O’Brien Institute of Public Health (Au, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner), University of Calgary; Departments of Community Health Sciences (Au, Xu, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Hemmelgarn, Kong, Exner, Quinn), Oncology (Xu, Kong), Surgery (Xu, Kong) and Medicine (Manns, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Hemmelgarn), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Yuan Xu
Duke Clinical Research Institute (Chew), Duke University, Durham, NC; Libin Cardiovascular Institute (Chew, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner) and O’Brien Institute of Public Health (Au, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner), University of Calgary; Departments of Community Health Sciences (Au, Xu, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Hemmelgarn, Kong, Exner, Quinn), Oncology (Xu, Kong), Surgery (Xu, Kong) and Medicine (Manns, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Hemmelgarn), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Braden J. Manns
Duke Clinical Research Institute (Chew), Duke University, Durham, NC; Libin Cardiovascular Institute (Chew, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner) and O’Brien Institute of Public Health (Au, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner), University of Calgary; Departments of Community Health Sciences (Au, Xu, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Hemmelgarn, Kong, Exner, Quinn), Oncology (Xu, Kong), Surgery (Xu, Kong) and Medicine (Manns, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Hemmelgarn), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Marcello Tonelli
Duke Clinical Research Institute (Chew), Duke University, Durham, NC; Libin Cardiovascular Institute (Chew, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner) and O’Brien Institute of Public Health (Au, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner), University of Calgary; Departments of Community Health Sciences (Au, Xu, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Hemmelgarn, Kong, Exner, Quinn), Oncology (Xu, Kong), Surgery (Xu, Kong) and Medicine (Manns, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Hemmelgarn), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Stephen B. Wilton
Duke Clinical Research Institute (Chew), Duke University, Durham, NC; Libin Cardiovascular Institute (Chew, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner) and O’Brien Institute of Public Health (Au, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner), University of Calgary; Departments of Community Health Sciences (Au, Xu, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Hemmelgarn, Kong, Exner, Quinn), Oncology (Xu, Kong), Surgery (Xu, Kong) and Medicine (Manns, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Hemmelgarn), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Brenda Hemmelgarn
Duke Clinical Research Institute (Chew), Duke University, Durham, NC; Libin Cardiovascular Institute (Chew, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner) and O’Brien Institute of Public Health (Au, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner), University of Calgary; Departments of Community Health Sciences (Au, Xu, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Hemmelgarn, Kong, Exner, Quinn), Oncology (Xu, Kong), Surgery (Xu, Kong) and Medicine (Manns, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Hemmelgarn), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Shiying Kong
Duke Clinical Research Institute (Chew), Duke University, Durham, NC; Libin Cardiovascular Institute (Chew, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner) and O’Brien Institute of Public Health (Au, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner), University of Calgary; Departments of Community Health Sciences (Au, Xu, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Hemmelgarn, Kong, Exner, Quinn), Oncology (Xu, Kong), Surgery (Xu, Kong) and Medicine (Manns, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Hemmelgarn), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Derek V. Exner
Duke Clinical Research Institute (Chew), Duke University, Durham, NC; Libin Cardiovascular Institute (Chew, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner) and O’Brien Institute of Public Health (Au, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner), University of Calgary; Departments of Community Health Sciences (Au, Xu, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Hemmelgarn, Kong, Exner, Quinn), Oncology (Xu, Kong), Surgery (Xu, Kong) and Medicine (Manns, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Hemmelgarn), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Amity E. Quinn
Duke Clinical Research Institute (Chew), Duke University, Durham, NC; Libin Cardiovascular Institute (Chew, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner) and O’Brien Institute of Public Health (Au, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner), University of Calgary; Departments of Community Health Sciences (Au, Xu, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Hemmelgarn, Kong, Exner, Quinn), Oncology (Xu, Kong), Surgery (Xu, Kong) and Medicine (Manns, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Hemmelgarn), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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vol. 10 no. 3 E702-E713
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20210246
PubMed 
35918151
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  • Published online August 2, 2022.
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  1. Derek S. Chew, MD MSc,
  2. Flora Au, MA,
  3. Yuan Xu, MD PhD,
  4. Braden J. Manns, MD MSc,
  5. Marcello Tonelli, MD SM,
  6. Stephen B. Wilton, MD MSc,
  7. Brenda Hemmelgarn, MD PhD,
  8. Shiying Kong, MSc,
  9. Derek V. Exner, MD MPH,
  10. Amity E. Quinn, PhD
  1. Duke Clinical Research Institute (Chew), Duke University, Durham, NC; Libin Cardiovascular Institute (Chew, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner) and O’Brien Institute of Public Health (Au, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Exner), University of Calgary; Departments of Community Health Sciences (Au, Xu, Manns, Tonelli, Wilton, Hemmelgarn, Kong, Exner, Quinn), Oncology (Xu, Kong), Surgery (Xu, Kong) and Medicine (Manns, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Hemmelgarn), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
  1. Correspondence to: Derek Chew, dchew{at}ucalgary.ca
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Geographic and temporal variation in the treatment and outcomes of atrial fibrillation: a population-based analysis of national quality indicators
Derek S. Chew, Flora Au, Yuan Xu, Braden J. Manns, Marcello Tonelli, Stephen B. Wilton, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Shiying Kong, Derek V. Exner, Amity E. Quinn
Jul 2022, 10 (3) E702-E713; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210246

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Derek S. Chew, Flora Au, Yuan Xu, Braden J. Manns, Marcello Tonelli, Stephen B. Wilton, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Shiying Kong, Derek V. Exner, Amity E. Quinn
Jul 2022, 10 (3) E702-E713; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20210246
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