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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
[How to manage patients with atrial fibrillation in a general hospital]
Aim:
To evaluate efficacy of use of technological charts (TC) in upgrading management and treatment safety in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
Material And Methods:
Two groups of AF patients were compared: 196 patients treated before introduction of TC (group 1) and 431 patients managed according to TC technology (group 2).
Results:
In group 2 treatment duration reduced from 26.1 to 18.5 days, rehospitalizations occurred by 6% less frequently, number of unexpected side effects fell 2.5-fold, the rate of varfarin prescription for prevention of thromboembolic complications rose from 18 to 64%, the patients were satisfied with the treatment in 97% vs past 79%.
Conclusion:
TC was a tool of treatment improvement and introduction of the latest clinical recommendations into clinical practice with reference to facilities and staff qualification of an individual hospital without additional financial input.
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