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Polish and European management strategies in patients with atrial fibrillation. Data from the EURObservational Research Programme-Atrial Fibrillation General Registry Pilot Phase (EORP-AF Pilot).
CONCLUSIONS    A rhythm control-oriented strategy in patients with AF with the use of ablation in cardiology wards is more frequent in Poland than in other EU countries. Similar to other EU countries, compliance with the ESC guidelines regarding anticoagulation in AF patients is suboptimal in Poland. Undertreatment was observed in a significant proportion of patients at high risk of stroke, while a large group of low-risk patients are overtreated. Differences between the types of recruiting centers in Poland and other EU countries might have influenced the results. PMID: 27000745 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - March 25, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pol Arch Med Wewn Source Type: research

Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation (RHYTHM-AF) International Registry in Poland.
CONCLUSIONS: Conversion to sinus rhythm was attempted in < 60% of the patients with AF admitted to the hospital with an intention to terminate arrhythmia. Electrical cardioversion was successful in ~90% of the patients, while pharmacological cardioversion in ~75% of the patients (amiodarone and propafenone were most commonly used). The rate of complications was low (2.8%). PMID: 24526513 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cardiology Journal - February 14, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kiliszek M, Opolski G, Włodarczyk P, Dąbrowski R, Ponikowski P Tags: Cardiol J Source Type: research