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

Haseeb SaeedOscar Garza OvalleUjala BokharyAnastasia JermihovKamila LepkowskaVictoria BauerKristine Marie Kuchta Marcia WrightScott GlosnerMargaret FrazerAndres QuinteroPatrick HlavacekJack MardekianAlfonso TafurMark MetzlJorge Saucedo

Published in: Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis (2021)

Cardiologists were more concerned with ischemic stroke while anticoagulating patients and utilized screening instruments like CHADsVASC in a majority of their patients. PCPs were concerned with GI bleeds when anticoagulating but nearly 40.0% utilized no screening tools to assess bleeding risk. Our findings show that future education about DOACs would be warranted especially with PCPs.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
healthcare
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
primary care
heart failure
peritoneal dialysis
emergency department
direct oral anticoagulants
patient reported outcomes
venous thromboembolism
left atrial appendage
left atrial
catheter ablation
acute coronary syndrome