National Physician Survey for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF) Anticoagulation Comparing Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Cardiologist to PCPs

National Physician Survey for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF) Anticoagulation Comparing Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Cardiologist to PCPs

Introduction: NVAF is estimated to affect between 6.4 and 7.4 million Americans in 2018, and increases the risk of stroke 5-fold. To mitigate this risk, guidelines recommend anticoagulating AF patients unless their stroke risk is very low. Despite these recommendations, 30.0-60.0% of NVAF patients d...

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Main Authors: Haseeb Saeed MD, Oscar Garza Ovalle MD, Ujala Bokhary MBBS, Anastasia Jermihov BS, Kamila Lepkowska MHA, Victoria Bauer BS, Kristine Kuchta MS, Marcia Wright PharmD, Scott Glosner BS, PharmD, BCPS, MPH, Margaret Frazer MD, Andres Quintero MD, MPH, MBA, Patrick Hlavacek MPH, Jack Mardekian PhD, Alfonso Tafur MD, Mark Metzl MD, Jorge Saucedo MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1076029620952550

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https://doi.org/10.1177/1076029620952550

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