Subject(s)
Anticoagulants/adverse effects , Heart Valve Prosthesis/adverse effects , Intracranial Hemorrhages/chemically induced , Polysaccharides/adverse effects , Thrombosis/prevention & control , Anticoagulants/administration & dosage , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Drug Administration Schedule , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Fondaparinux , Humans , Middle Aged , Polysaccharides/administration & dosage , Prosthesis Failure , Risk Factors , Thrombosis/etiology , Time FactorsABSTRACT
This study evaluates adherence to guidelines by heart failure clinicians (HFCs) vs general cardiologists (GCs) for use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), biventricular pacing devices (cardiac resynchronization therapy; CRT), and use of medications for heart failure (HF). The authors reviewed 563 patients with HF and an ejection fraction Subject(s)
Cardiology/statistics & numerical data
, Guideline Adherence
, Heart Failure/therapy
, Practice Patterns, Physicians'/statistics & numerical data
, Quality of Health Care/statistics & numerical data
, Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/therapeutic use
, Aged
, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use
, Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
, Cardiology/standards
, Coronary Care Units
, Defibrillators, Implantable
, Diuretics/therapeutic use
, Female
, Guideline Adherence/standards
, Health Status Indicators
, Humans
, Male
, Middle Aged
, Quality of Health Care/standards
, Retrospective Studies
, Severity of Illness Index
, Stroke Volume
, Ventricular Function, Left
, Wisconsin