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Resident Physicians Choices of Anticoagulation for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke. The aim of this study was to identify practice patterns of Canadian resident physicians pertaining to stroke prevention in nonvalvular AF according to the Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines. A Web-based survey consisting of 16 multiple-choice questions was distributed to 11 academic centres. Questions involved …

Authors

Oqab Z; McIntyre WF; Quinn KL; Lamb T; Quadros K; Yazdan-Ashoori P; van Oosten E; Chu K; Lamba J; Barake W

Journal

Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 824–828

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

June 2016

DOI

10.1016/j.cjca.2015.08.004

ISSN

0828-282X