Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in the Older Population: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cause of preventable strokes. Screening asymptomatic individuals for AF may increase anticoagulant use for stroke prevention.

Objective: To evaluate 2 home-based AF screening interventions.

Digoxin prescribing for heart failure in elderly residents of long-term care facilities.

Background: Digoxin is often used in long-term care (LTC) residents with heart failure despite a high risk of toxicity associated with increased age, comorbidities and polypharmacy. This toxicity may occur at serum digoxin concentrations that are as low as 1.54 nmol/L.

Management of heart failure in Canadian long-term care facilities.

Background: In long-term care (LTC) facilities, heart failure is common but undertreated. No Canadian studies of heart failure in LTC facilities have been reported.

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of heart failure in Canadian LTC facilities; to document the management of heart failure in LTC; and to describe characteristics of LTC residents with heart failure and predictors of adherence to treatment guidelines.