• Antithrombotic therapy prescribed at discharge is for long-term stroke prevention• For OAC
contraindications see the ‘McMaster Checklist’• If CHADS-65 positive (any of age≥ 65, …

Background Acute atrial fibrillation is the most common arrythmia treated in the emergency
department. Our primary aim was to compare conversion to sinus rhythm between …

Study objective Recent-onset atrial fibrillation and flutter are the most common arrhythmias
managed in the emergency department (ED). We evaluate the management and 30-day …

Checklist was created to assist emergency physicians in Canada and elsewhere manage
patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with acute/recentonset atrial …

BACKGROUND: The Ottawa chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Risk Scale (OCRS),
which consists of 10 criteria, was previously derived to identify patients in the …

Background Acute atrial flutter has one-tenth the prevalence of acute atrial fibrillation in the
emergency department (ED) but shares many management strategies. Our aim was to …

Introduction: We previously derived (N = 559) and validated (N = 1,100) the 10-item Ottawa
Heart Failure Risk Scale (OHFRS), to assist with disposition decisions for patients with acute …

… Further tubificid records and descriptions from Australia were not published until Brinkhurst
(1971a, b) reviewed the aquatic oligochaete faunas of the world and Australia. In these …

Introduction Acute heart failure patients often have an uncertain or delayed follow-up after
discharge from the ED. Our goal was to introduce rapid-access specialty clinics to ensure …

Introduction: Acute heart failure (AHF) is a common emergency department (ED) presentation
and may be associated with poor outcomes. Conversely, many patients rapidly improve …