Guideline-adherent therapy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation in different health care settings: Results from RAMSES study.

CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates the marked disparity between patient groups with AF presenting at SHs and THs. The use of guideline-recommended therapy is not adequate in either type of centre, overtreatment was more prevalent in THs and undertreatment was more prevalent in SHs.
PMID: 28238569 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - February 22, 2017 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Başaran Ö, Dogan V, Biteker M, Karadeniz FÖ, Tekkesin Aİ, Çakıllı Y, Türkkan C, Hamidi M, Demir V, Gürsoy MO, Öztürk MT, Aksan G, Seyis S, Ballı M, Alıcı MH, Bozyel S, Kırma C, Collaborators Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research