Treatment adherence of patients with atrial fibrillation in ambulatory practice

We studied treatment adherence in 118 patients with atrial fibrillation who were between the ages of 20 and 75 years. 63.6% of patients with arrhythmia to take a medicine irregularly. Patients consider as the reasons of an irregular drug intake a large quantity of tablets (94,9 %), side effects (49,2 %) the bad control of arrhythmia and pulse increase (40,7 %). High cost of medicines caused the termination of their reception in 109 (92,4 %) patients. Presence of chronic diseases raised treatment adherence. Sick of rheumatic disease and obesity carried out references of the doctor prescription more often (accordingly, р=0,019 and р=0,043). Only 25 % of men and 44,3 % of women (p=0,025) had strict adherence. The patients who know about complications of disease to take medicines more regularly.