Discrepancy between guidelines for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation and practice patterns in primary care. The nationwide French AFIGP survey.

CONCLUSIONS: In this large French study, approximately 45% of thromboembolic high-risk patients were either not treated or inadequately treated. Better compliance with evidence-based guidelines is needed to reduce the burden of stroke in the AF population.
PMID: 26113478 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases - June 22, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sabouret P, Bricard M, Hermann MA, Cotté FE, Deret-Bixio L, Rushton-Smith S Tags: Arch Cardiovasc Dis Source Type: research