1. Atrial fibrillation management: a prospective survey in ESC Member Countries
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Baciarello, Giacinto, Cicconetti, Paolo, Grigoryan, Armenia: S. V., Apetyan, I., Aroyan, S., Azarapetyan, L., Austria: Anahit Anvari, Michael Gottsauner Wolf, Stefan, Pfaffenberger, Kurt, Huber, Kadriye, Aydinkoc, Karim, Kalla, Martina, Penka, Heinz, Drexel, Peter, Langer, Pierard, Belgium: Luc A., Victor, Legrand, Dominique, Blommaert, Schroeder, E., Isabelle, Mancini, William, Wijns, Geelen, P., Brugada, P., Marc De Zutter, Christiaan, Vrints, Marc, Vercammen, Marielle, Morissens, Bulgaria: Borislav Boyanov Borisov, Valentin Asenov Petrov, Maria Marinova Alexandrova, Assen Rachev Goudev, Vera, Sirakova, Yavor, Peychev, Vassil, Stoyanovsky, Evgeni, Stoynev, Croatia: Stjepan Kranjcevic, Cyprus: Joseph Moutiris, Marios Ioannides, Switzerland: Dominique Evequoz, Czech Republic: Jaroslava Spacilova, Roman, Cerbak, Miroslav, Novak, Martin, Eisenberger, Jolana, Mullerova, Josef, Kautzner, Lucie, Riedlbauchova, Jan, Petru`, Milos, Taborsky, Denmark: Per Thayssen, Helle Cappelen, Sharaf, Egypt: Yasser A., Ibrahim, B. S. S., Khalid, Tammam, Aly, Saad, Helmy, Elghawaby, Hamed Zaky Sherif, Heba, Farouk, Andresen, Germany: D., Arlett, Mielke, Gunter, Breithardt, Markus, Engelen, Paulus, Kirchhof, Pia, Zimmermann, Fernandez Aviles, Spain: F., Jeronimo, Rubio, Malpartida, F., Corona, M., Luis Tercedor Sanchez, Jose Miguel Lozano Herrera, Aurelio, Quesada, Munoz Garcia, Antonio J., Carlos Sanchez Gonzalez, Soledad Alcasena Juango, M., Jesus Berjon Reyero, Alegret, Josep M., Cruz Fernandez, J. M., Cesar Carrascosa Rosillo, Antonio Fernandez Romero, Miguel Gonza´lez Lara, Lopez Sendon, Jose´ L., Jose´ Juan Gomez de Diego, Luis Sosa Martin, Maria, Irurita, Norbero Herrera Guttierez, Juan Ramon Siles Rubio, Isabel, Antorrena, Alicia Bautista Paves, Antonio, Salvador, Maria Dolores Orriach, Alonso Garcia, A., Francisco, Epelde, Vicente Bertomeu Martinez, Antonio Berruezo Sanchez, Carlos Pinero Galvez, Rafael Fernandez Rivero, Antonio Hernandez Madrid, Gonzalo Baron Esquivias, Rafael, Peinado, Jose´ Antonio Gomez Guindal, Tomas Ripoll Vera, Emilio Luengo Fernandez, Ricardo, Gayan, Javier, Garcia, Andres, Bodegas, Jesus Toril Lopez, Julio Martinez Florez, Cristobal Lozano Cabezas, Eduardo Vazquez Ruiz de Castroviejo, Juan Munoz Bellido, Maria Eugenia Ruiz, Finland: Seppo Lehto, Kirsti, Savolainen, Markku, Nieminen, Lauri, Toivonen, Mikko, Syvanne, Mervi, Pietila, France: Daniel Galley, Christine, Beltra, Samuel, Le´vy, Alain, Gay, Daubert, J. C., Guillaume, Lecocq, Christine, Poulain, Cleland, United Kingdom: J. G. F. C., Rhidian, Shelton, Lip, G. Y. H., Choudhury, A., Georgia: Gulnara Abuladze, Irina Jashi, Cokkinos, Greece: Dennis V., Anastasia, Tsiavou, Giamouzis, G., Dagres, N., Kostopoulou, A., Domproglou, Tsoutsanis, Stefanadis, C. h., George, Latsios, Ioannis, Vogiatzis, Alexandros, Gotsis, Paraskevi, Bozia, Maria, Karakiriou, Spyridon, Koulouris, John, Parissis, George, Kostakis, Nikos, Kouris, Dimitra, Kontogianni, Koutroubas, Athanasios, Alexandros, Douras, Themistoklis, Tsanakis, Panos, Vardas, Mary, Marketou, Nikolaos, Patsourakos, Hungary: Laszlo Czopf, Robert, Halmosi, Istvan, Pre´da, Eva, Csoti, Andrea, Badics, Israel: Boris Strasberg, Freedberg, Nahum A., Amos, Katz, Eli, Zalzstein, Aviva, Grosbard, Goldhammer, E., Menachem, Nahir, Menashe, Epstein, Ida, Vider, David, Luria, Lori, Mandelzweig, Italy: Bruno Aloisi, Alfio, Cavallaro, Emanuele, Antonielli, Baldassarre, Doronzo, Diego, Pancaldo, Carlo, Mazzola, Liliana, Buontempi, Valeria, Calvi, Giuseppe, Giuffrida, Antonino, Figlia, Francesco, Ippolito, Gian Paolo Gelmini, Gaibazzi, N., Virgilio, Ziacchi, Francesco De Tommasi, Federico, Lombardi, Cesare, Fiorentini, Paolo, Terranova, Pietro, Maiolino, Muhamad, Albunni, Plinio Pinna Pintor, Stefano, Fumagalli, Guilio, Masotti, Lorenzo, Boncinelli, Domenico, Rossi, Giovanni Maria Santoro, Massimo, Fioranelli, Franco, Naccarella, Stefano Sdringola Maranga, Giovannina, Lepera, Barbara, Bresciani, Elena, Seragnoli, Mara Cantelli Forti, Valentina, Cortina, Giacinto, Baciarello, Paolo, Cicconetti, Antonio, Lax, Federica, Vitali, Diran, Igidbashian, Luisa, Scarpino, Sergio, Terrazzino, Luigi, Tavazzi, Francesco, Cantu, Francesco, Pentimalli, Salvatore, Novo, Giuseppe, Coppola, Gianluca, Zingarini, Giuseppe, Ambrozio, Paolo, Moruzzi, Sergio, Callegari, Gabriele, Saccomanno, Paolo, Russo, Emanuele, Carbonieri, Anna, Paino, Marco, Zanetta, Enzo, Barducci, Roberto, Cemin, Werner, Rauhe, Walter, Pitscheider, Marina, Meloni, Sergio Mariano Marchi, Marco Di Gennaro, Sergio, Calcagno, Paola, Squaratti, Francesco, Quartili, Patrizia, Bertocchi, Mario De Martini, Giuseppe, Mantovani, Roman, Komorovsky, Alessandro, Desideri, Leopoldo, Celegon, Luigi, Tarantini, Giuseppe, Catania, Donata, Lucci, Francesca, Bianchini, Lithuania: Aras Puodziukynas, Ausra, Kavoliuniene, Vilija, Barauskiene, Audrius, Aidietis, Jurate, Barysiene, Vitas, Vysniauskas, Irena, Zukauskiene, Nijole, Kazakeviciene, Macedonia: Ljubica Georgievska Ismail, Lidija Poposka, Moldova: Eleonora Vataman, Aurel A. Grosu, The Netherlands: Wilma Scholte op Reimer, Esther de Swart, Mattie, Lenzen, Jaap, Deckers, Chris, Jansen, Ritzo, Brons, Henriette, Tebbe, van Hoogenhuyze, D. C. A., Veerhoek, M. J., Maria, Kamps, Haan, D., Nitolanda van Rijn, Annette, Bootsma, Leo, Baur, Adrie van den Dool, Harry, Crijns, Robby, Nieuwlaat, Heidi, Fransen, Luc, Eurlings, Joan, Meeder, De Boer, M. J., Jobst, Winter, Herman, Broers, Chris, Werter, Bijl, M., Saskia, Versluis, Poland: Malgorzata Milkowska, Beata Wozakowska Kaplon, Marianna, Janion, Lidia, Lepska, Grazyna, Swiatecka, Piotr, Kokowicz, Jacek, Cybulski, Aleksandr, Gorecki, Marcin, Szulc, Jerzy, Rekosz, Rafal, Manczak, Anna Maria Wnuk Wojnar, Trusz Gluza, M., Anna Rybicka Musialik, Jaroslaw, Myszor, Michal, Szpajer, Krzysztof, Cymerman, Jerzy, Sadowski, Maria Sniezek Maciejewska, Mariola Ciesla Dul, Izabela Gorkiewicz Kot, Tomasz, Grodzicki, Krzysztof, Rewiuk, Leszek, Kubik, Jacek, Lewit, Portugal: Joao Manuel Frazao Rodrigues de Sousa, Rafael, Ferreira, Antonio, Freitas, Joao Carlos Araujo Morais, Rui, Pires, Veloso Gomes, M. J., Paula, Gago, Candeias, Rui Alexandre C., Luis, Nunes, Joao Vitor Miranda Sa, Miguel, Ventura, Mario de Oliveira, Luis Brandao Alves, Romania: Ioan Bostaca, Olariu, Codin T., Dan, G. A., Anca, Dan, Cristian, Podoleanu, Attila, Frigy, Georgescu, George I. M., Catalina, Arsenescu, Cristian, Statescu, Radu, Sascau, Dimitrascu, Dan L., Raluca, Rancea, Shubik, Russian Federation: Yuri V., Dmitry, Duplyakov, Marina, Shalak, Vyacheslav, Mareev, Marine, Danielyan, Albert, Galyavich, Venera, Zakirova, Slovakia: Robert Hatala, Gabriela, Kaliska, Jan, Kmec, Slovenia: Igor Zupan, Jerneja, Tasie`, Damijan, Vokac, org at Arcuri DFM 96 on April 27, Sweden: Nils 2432 R. Nieuwlaat Downloaded from e. u. r. h. e. a. r. t. j. o. x. f. o. r. d. j. o. u. r. n. a. l. s., 2010, Edvardsson, Dritan, Poci, Tunisia: Habib Gamra, Hichem Denguir, Turkey: Tugrul Okay, Ahmet, Sepetoglu, Alev Arat Ozkan, Ukraine: Mariya Orynchak, Elena, Paliy, Vakalyuk, I., Oleg, Sychov, David, Malidze, Rostyslav, Prog, Myckola Ivanovich Yabluchansky, Nataliya Volodimirovna Makienko, Serbia, Montenegro: Tatjana Potpara, Sofija, Knezevic, and Miomir, Randjelovic
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Heart disease ,business.industry ,MEDLINE ,Atrial fibrillation ,Rhythm control ,medicine.disease ,Asymptomatic ,Heart failure ,Internal medicine ,Concomitant ,medicine ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Intensive care medicine ,business ,Prospective cohort study - Abstract
Aims To describe atrial fibrillation (AF) management in member countries of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and to verify cardiology practices against guidelines. Methods and results Among 182 hospitals in 35 countries, 5333 ambulant and hospitalized AF patients were enrolled, in 2003 and 2004. AF was primary or secondary diagnosis, and was confirmed on ECG in the preceding 12 months. Clinical type of AF was reported to be first detected in 978, paroxysmal in 1517, persistent in 1167, and permanent in 1547 patients. Concomitant diseases were present in 90% of all patients, causing risk factors for stroke to be also highly prevalent (86%). As many as 69% of patients were symptomatic at the time of the survey; among asymptomatic patients, 54% were previously experienced symptoms. Oral anticoagulation was prescribed in 67 and 49% of eligible and ineligible patients, respectively. A rhythm control strategy was applied in 67% of currently symptomatic patients and in 44% of patients who never experienced symptoms. Conclusion This survey provides a unique snapshot of current AF management in ESC member countries. Discordance between guidelines and practice was found regarding several issues on stroke prevention and antiarrhythmic therapy.
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- 2005
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