Defensive medicine due to different fears by patients and physicians in geriatric atrial fibrillation patients and second victim syndrome

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jun 1:212:251-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.093. Epub 2016 Mar 24.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: ozcanozeke@gmail.com.
² Ankara University Scool of Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
³ Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 27054498
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.03.093

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Keywords: Anticoagulation therapy; Defensive medicine; Geriatric atrial fibrillation; Second victim syndrome.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anticoagulants / adverse effects
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
Assessment of Medication Adherence
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
Defensive Medicine
Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Intracranial Hemorrhages / chemically induced
Intracranial Hemorrhages / epidemiology*
Male
Patient Education as Topic
Physicians / psychology*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors

Substances

Anticoagulants