PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rizzo, Toni
ED  - Fauchier, Laurent
ED  - Rincón, Luis M.
ED  - Steinberg, Benjamin A.
ED  - Camm, John
ED  - Brachmann, Johannes
TI  - New Concepts for Management of Atrial Fibrillation
DP  - 2015 Sep 07
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 14--16
VI  - 15
IP  - 22
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/22/14.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/22/14.full
AB  - Recent large registry studies of patients with AF have found an increased use of oral anticoagulation for prevention of thromboembolic events, consistent with the most recent Professional Guidelines. Although AF management has improved in clinical practice, anticoagulation use is often inappropriate and mortality rates remain high.