Abstract 162: Treatment Patterns and Health Resource Utilization among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia [Session Title: Poster Session I]

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with AF in UAE and KSA were relatively young compared to age distributions reported in other regions. Treatments and health resources used by AF patients varied between KSA and UAE. Warfarin monotherapy was widely used in UAE, while a variety of monotherapy and combination therapy regimens were used in KSA. Health care resource utilization was high in this population, particularly hospitalization rates in KSA. While some differences may result from differences in patient and disease characteristics, they likely also reflect variation in management strategies across the regions.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - June 2, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnston, K. M., Osenenko, K. M., Donato, B. M., Qatami, L., Alsheikh-Ali, A., Binbrek, A. S., Hersi, A. S., Mould, J. F., Levy, A. R. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session I Source Type: research