American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 96, Issue 6 , Pages 815-821 , 15 September 2005

Comparison of Management Patterns and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Canada and the United States (from the Analysis of the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management [AFFIRM] Database)

  • Gilles E. O’Hara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Cardiologie, Hôpital Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 418-656-4598; fax: 418-656-4574.
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  • Lyne Charbonneau, RN, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Cardiologie, Hôpital Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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  • Mary Chandler, MS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Axio Research Corporation, Seattle, Washington
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  • Humberto J. Vidaillet Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin
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  • François Philippon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Cardiologie, Hôpital Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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  • Magdi Sami, MD

      Affiliations

    • McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Thomas A. Rocco Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
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  • Farooq A. Padder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Jean Champagne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Cardiologie, Hôpital Laval, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
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  • Craig M. Pratt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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  • Benoit Coutu, MD

      Affiliations

    • CHUM, Pavillon Notre-Dame, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • D. George Wyse, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • AFFIRM Investigators

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    • A complete list of the AFFIRM investigators and coordinators and their affiliations has been published elsewhere (Am Heart J 2002;143:991–1001).

Received 27 January 2005 ,Revised 11 May 2005 ,Accepted 11 May 2005.

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 This study was supported by Contract N01-HC-55139 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.

PII: S0002-9149(05)01028-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.05.027

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 96, Issue 6 , Pages 815-821 , 15 September 2005

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