Reasons for non-adherence to practice guidelines on stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation: A cross-sectional study in primary care

Int J Cardiol. 2015:187:525-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.429. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

Authors

Sander van Doorn¹, Floor Hartman-Weide², Geert-Jan Geersing², Ruud Oudega², Arno W Hoes², Frans H Rutten²

Affiliations

¹ Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: S.vanDoorn@umcutrecht.nl.
² Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 25846665
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.429

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Keywords: Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; General practice; Guideline adherence.

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy*
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Electrocardiography / methods
Female
General Practice / standards
Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Patient Compliance / statistics & numerical data
Physician's Role
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Primary Health Care / standards
Stroke / prevention & control*

Substances

Anticoagulants