[Choice of antithrombotic therapy in patients with Non Valvular Atrial Fibrillation in real life].

Introduction: Non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and it is associated with a 5-fold increase in risk of ischemic stroke. Although clinical guidelines recommend antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention in patients at moderate or high risk for stroke, little is known on the extent to which the increase of the risks influence the choice of the therapy.

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the level of adherence to the guidelines for the prevention of thromboembolic risk in patients with NVAF.

[Health Technology Assessment to evaluate the economic advantage of offering of low-protein diet to pre-dialysis patients in Campania (Italy)].

A low-protein diet is well known to slow the progression of chronic renal failure, delay initiation of dialysis, while achieving significant economic benefits. In the context of a Health Technology Assessment (HTA), a budget impact analysis model was implemented to evaluate the economic advantage of offering of low-protein diet to nephropathic patients in Campania (Italy). The implemented model takes into account only the direct costs to the national healthcare system.