Trends in Oral Anticoagulant Use Among 436 864 Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Community Practice, 2011 to 2020

Trends in Oral Anticoagulant Use Among 436 864 Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Community Practice, 2011 to 2020

Background Among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) and an elevated stroke risk, guidelines recommend direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) over warfarin for stroke prevention. Changes in DOAC use over the past decade have not been well described. Methods and Results We evaluated trends...

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Main Authors: Ann Marie Navar, Ahmed A. Kolkailah, Robert Overton, Nishant P. Shah, Justin F. Rousseau, Greg C. Flaker, Michael P. Pignone, Eric D. Peterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
direct oral anticoagulant
quality of care
stroke prevention
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.026723

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