Evidence‐Practice Gaps in Postdischarge Initiation With Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Evidence‐Practice Gaps in Postdischarge Initiation With Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Background Oral anticoagulant (OAC) therapy reduces the risk of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation (AF), and is considered best practice; however, there is little Australian evidence around the uptake of OACs in this population. Methods and Results We used linked hospital admissions, pharmace...

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Main Authors: Andrea L. Schaffer, Michael O. Falster, David Brieger, Louisa R. Jorm, Andrew Wilson, Melanie Hay, Kira Leeb, Sallie Pearson, Arthur Nasis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
cardiovascular disease
oral anticoagulants
pharmacoepidemiology
stroke
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.014287

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