A001 * Barriers of warfarin use for atrial fibrillation patients in Hong Kong

Conclusion:
Hong Kong physiciansâ™ knowledge level of stroke prevention management was on average lower than Australian family physiciansâ™, and Hong Kong patientsâ™ knowledge of AF and warfarin therapy was in general poor, and poorer than that of UK and Finland patients, and US patients respectively. Interventions should be done to improve both physiciansâ™ and patientsâ™ knowledge in order to better utilize warfarin for AF patients.

Source: European Journal of Heart Failure Supplements - February 23, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lee, W. Y., Tam, C. S., Yan, P. Y., Lam, Y. Y., Duchatelet, S., Peat, R. A., Denjoy, I., Itoh, H., Berthet, M., Crotti, L., Ohno, S., Pedrazzini, M., Klug, D., Schwartz, P. J., Shimizu, W., Horie, M., Tregouet, D. A., Guicheney, P., Tiong, W. N., Hwang, S Tags: Arrhythmia Source Type: research