Open AccessATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTS AT THE AMBULATORY VISIT TO THE INTERNAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST
Author(s) -
А Л Верткин,
Е. А. Алгиян
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
kardiovaskulârnaâ terapiâ i profilaktika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2619-0125
pISSN - 1728-8800
DOI - 10.15829/1728-8800-2014-1-69-81
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , ambulatory , stroke (engine) , cardiology , myocardial infarction , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most pertinent problems in internal medicine, primarily due to its severe thrombotic complications, such as stroke, myocardial infarction, pulmonary artery and thromboembolism, and their medical and economic consequences. This emphasises the importance of the detection of risk factors relevant to prognosis and of the effective and safe long-term preventive treatment with anticoagulants, particularly for ambulatory patients. At the moment, the focus is on the so-called new oral anticoagulants which demonstrate a range of benefits, compared to indirect anticoagulants.