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We investigated the effectiveness of a software tool (AURAS-AF [Automated Risk Assessment for Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation]) designed to identify such individuals during routine care through a cluster-randomized trial.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods\u2014<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Screen reminders appeared each time the electronic health records of an eligible patient was accessed until a decision had been taken over OAC treatment. Where OAC was not started, clinicians were prompted to indicate a reason. Control practices continued usual care. The primary outcome was the proportion of eligible individuals receiving OAC at 6 months. Secondary outcomes included rates of cardiovascular events and reports of adverse effects of the software on clinical decision-making.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results\u2014<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>\n              Forty-seven practices were randomized. The mean proportion\u2013prescribed OAC at 6 months was 66.3% (SD=9.3) in the intervention arm and 63.9% (9.5) in the control arm (adjusted difference 1.21% [95% confidence interval \u22120.72 to 3.13]). Incidence of recorded transient ischemic attack was higher in the intervention practices (median 10.0 versus 2.3 per 1000 patients with atrial fibrillation;\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.027), but at 12 months, we found a lower incidence of both all cause stroke (\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.06) and hemorrhage (\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.054). No adverse effects of the software were reported.\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions\u2014<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>No significant change in OAC prescribing occurred. A greater rate of diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (possibly because of improved detection or overdiagnosis) was associated with a reduction (of borderline significance) in stroke and hemorrhage over 12 months.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Clinical Trial Registration\u2014<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>\n              URL:\n              <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.isrctn.com\">http:\/\/www.isrctn.com<\/jats:ext-link>\n              . 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Postgraduate School of Public Health, Health Education West Midlands, Birmingham, United Kingdom (A.D.); Primary Care Clinical Sciences, Birmingham University, United Kingdom (T.M., D.F.); Westcliffe Medical Centre, Shipley, United Kingdom (M.F.); and School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (N.Q.)."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tom","family":"Marshall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford University, United Kingdom (T.A.H., S.K., J.H., D.L., K.K., J.M., L.-M.Y., F.D.R.H.); Postgraduate School of Public Health, Health Education West Midlands, Birmingham, United Kingdom (A.D.); Primary Care Clinical Sciences, Birmingham University, United Kingdom (T.M., D.F.); Westcliffe Medical Centre, Shipley, United Kingdom (M.F.); and School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (N.Q.)."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Matthew","family":"Fay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford University, United Kingdom (T.A.H., S.K., J.H., D.L., K.K., J.M., L.-M.Y., F.D.R.H.); 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