Stroke prevention practices in patients with atrial fibrillation and pacemaker therapy. Evidence for under-use of anticoagulation

Europace

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-118

  Carlsson, J ^a   Miketic, S ^b   Dees, G ^b   Haun, S ^b   Cuneo, A ^b   Tebbe, U ^b  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM LIPPE DETMOLD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Oral anticoagulation; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0034173423     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2000.0090     Document Type: Article

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