Current presentation and management of 7148 patients with atrial fibrillation in cardiology and internal medicine hospital centers: The ATA AF study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2895-2903

  Di Pasquale, Giuseppe ^a   Mathieu, Giovanni ^b   Maggioni, Aldo Pietro ^c   Fabbri, Gianna ^c   Lucci, Donata ^c   Vescovo, Giorgio ^d   Pirelli, Salvatore ^e   Chiarella, Francesco ^f   Scherillo, Marino ^g   Gulizia, Michele Massimo ^h   Gussoni, Gualberto ⁱ   Colombo, Fabrizio ^j   Panuccio, Domenico ^a   Nozzoli, Carlo ^k   Berisso, Massimo Zoni ^l  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Pinerolo Hospital   (Italy)

^c ANMCO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^d SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Istituti Ospitalieri ^*  (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^g G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h Garibaldi Nesima Hospital   (Italy)

ⁱ FADOI Research Center   (Italy)

^j OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^k CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^l Padre Antero Micone Hospital   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Guidelines; Rate control; Rhythm control

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVERSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHADS2 SCORE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERNIST; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANTICOAGULATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; GUIDELINES; RATE CONTROL; RHYTHM CONTROL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; ITALY; MALE;

EID: 84883808249     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.07.019     Document Type: Article

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