Management of atrial fibrillation in France: The observational FACTUEL study;Fibrillation atriale, description de la prise en charge par les cardiologues, étude observationnelle. Résultats de l'étude Factuel

Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angeiologie

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-158

  Mabo, P ^a   Leenhardt, A ^b   Jaillon, P ^c   Kacet, S ^d   Aubin, F ^e   Denjoy, I ^f   Le Heuzey, J Y ^g  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^d LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Cardinal Systems   (France)

^f Meda Pharma   (France)

^g HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Guidelines; Observational study; Practice; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DOFETILIDE; FLECAINIDE; HEPARIN; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 67349137544     PISSN: 00033928     EISSN: 17683181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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