Incidence of atrial fibrillation in an Italian population followed by their GPs through a telecardiology service

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 215-220

  Scalvini, Simonetta ^a   Piepoli, Massimo ^b   Zanelli, Emanuela ^a   Volterrani, Maurizio ^a   Giordano, Amerigo ^a   Glisenti, Fulvio ^c  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile Polichirurgico   (Italy)

^c HTN SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Telecardiology; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 15944393866     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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