COVID-19 Diagnosis, Oral Anticoagulation, and Stroke Risk in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

Lanting YangShangbin TangJingchuan GuoNico GabrielWalid F GelladUtibe R EssienJared W MagnaniInmaculada Hernandez

Published in: American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions (2024)

In a nationwide sample of patients with established AF, we found the relative increase in stroke risk associated with COVID-19 was independent of OAC use.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
coronavirus disease
sars cov
venous thromboembolism
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
cross sectional
cerebral ischemia