Why are outcomes different for registry patients enrolled prospectively and retrospectively? Insights from the global anticoagulant registry in the FIELD-Atrial Fibrillation (GARFIELD-AF)


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Fox K. A. A., Accetta G., Pieper K. S., Bassand J., Camm A. J., Fitzmaurice D. A., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-QUALITY OF CARE AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.27-35, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

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Aims Retrospective and prospective observational studies are designed to reflect real-world evidence on clinical practice, but can yield conflicting results. The GARFIELD-AF Registry includes both methods of enrolment and allows analysis of differences in patient characteristics and outcomes that may result.