2.4. Outcomes
bleeding, death, Strokes, Stroke, stroke, ischemic stroke, Atrial Fibrillation
BLEEDING, TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA), STROKES, STROKE, STROKE, MINOR, ISCHEMIC STROKE, SECONDARY, EVENTS, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, COMPLICATIONS
The primary outcome was the proportion of patients prescribed guideline-directed antithrombotic therapy. It was defined as the agreement percentage between the GPs' anticoagulation prescriptions for patients and the guideline's recommendations, including prescribing anticoagulation drugs to correct patients or recommending a referral to superior hospitals for patients with anticoagulation indications and refraining from anticoagulation for patients without such indications or with contraindications.The secondary outcome was the frequency of consultation. It was defined as the average number of patients in each group, seeking medical care in community health centers due to AF. We also reported a composite of bleeding, stroke, death for AF or AF complications, and hospitalization for AF or AF complications. Strokes included ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA). Referring to the Guidelines of Stroke Prevention in Chinese Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (2017), we classified bleeding events as minor bleeding and major bleeding [