Outcome disparities in patients with atrial fibrillation based on insurance plan and educational attainment: a nationwide, multicenter and prospective cohort trial
Conclusion
Educational attainment was independently associated with all-cause mortality and ischaemic stroke in patients with AF, but adverse clinical outcomes were not related to the types of health insurance in Thailand.
Trial registration number
Thai Clinical Trial Registration; Study ID: TCTR20160113002.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Apiyasawat, S., Thongsri, T., Jongpiputvanich, K., Krittayaphong, R., for the COOL-AF Investigators Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research
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