Incidence of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and oral anticoagulant prescribing in England, 2009 to 2019: A cohort study

<h4>Background</h4> Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important risk factor for ischaemic stroke, and AF incidence is expected to increase. Guidelines recommend using oral anticoagulants (OACs) to prevent the development of stroke. However, studies have reported the frequent underuse of OAC...

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Main Authors: Alyaa M. Ajabnoor, Salwa S. Zghebi, Rosa Parisi, Darren M. Ashcroft, Martin K. Rutter, Tim Doran, Matthew J. Carr, Mamas A. Mamas, Evangelos Kontopantelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-06-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9173622/?tool=EBI