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Management of patients with valvular and non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Poland: Results from Reference Cardiology University Centre.
CONCLUSIONS: Our population with AF have similar risk of stroke and bleeding as in European registries. The need for anticoagulation in AF patients is well established in daily medical care in Poland similarly to Western Europe. Patients with valvular AF are more frequently prescribed antithrombotic therapy than patients with non-valvular AF. In-hospital mortality is relatively low in both valvular and non-valvular AF patients and connected with old age and diminished EF. PMID: 25428729 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cardiology Journal - November 27, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lopatowska P, Tomaszuk-Kazberuk A, Mlodawska E, Bachorzewska-Gajewska H, Malyszko J, Dobrzycki S, Musial WJ Tags: Cardiol J 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