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This study aims to assess the AF management of United States active duty military service members according to guideline clinical quality measures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ambulatory active duty personnel with AF diagnoses between 2004 and 2019 were analyzed in reference to the published AF clinical performance measures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Three hundred eighty-six service members with AF were identified and analyzed. Nine of 11 outpatient clinical performance and quality measures were evaluated. Only 41% of encounters reported CHA2DS2-VASc scores with an increase in reporting to 64% for the more recent years 2014-2019. Nineteen of 22 (86%) personnel with indications for long-term anticoagulation received appropriate medical therapy. One hundred percent of 115 patients treated with warfarin were appropriately monitored with monthly INRs. Two patients with LVEF &amp;lt;40% were appropriately prescribed beta blockers. Two of 2 personnel with mechanical prosthetic valves were prescribed appropriate anticoagulation with warfarin. Thirty-one percent were inappropriately prescribed both an antiplatelet and an anticoagulant in the absence of coronary or vascular disease. Shared decision-making discussion regarding anticoagulant therapy was documented in 82%.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Active duty military personnel prescribed warfarin are appropriately monitored. Quality improvement processes can improve CHA2DS2-VASc score reporting, appropriate anticoagulation prescriptions, and shared decision-making discussions for military personnel with AF to reduce military health care system burdens and better outcomes for service members.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/milmed\/usaf524","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,9]],"date-time":"2025-10-09T12:09:33Z","timestamp":1760011773000},"page":"e1033-e1038","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinical Performance and Quality Measures of Atrial Fibrillation Management for Active Duty Military Personnel in the U.S. Military Health System"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"191","author":[{"given":"Andrea N","family":"Keithler","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Cardiology, San Antonio Military Medical Center , San Antonio, TX 78234,","place":["United 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