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Differences in management of atrial fibrillation between cardiologists and non-cardiologists in Greece.

Vassilios Vassilikos, Aggeliki P Mantziari, Christos A. Goudis, Stelios Paraskevaidis, G. Dakos, Georgios Giannoglou, S. Mochlas, Ioannis Stylıadis, Georgios Parcharidis

PubMed · 2010 · 22 citations · 9 references

Abstract

Important differences exist in the management of AF between cardiologists and general practitioners/internists in Greece. Non-cardiologists overuse digitalis, underuse beta-blockers, prefer clopidogrel to aspirin and are reluctant to prescribe anticoagulants in the elderly.

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