Quality of anticoagulant control and patient experience associated with long-term warfarin in Canadian patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: A multicentre, prospective study.
Rita SelbyLisa KausFaith SealeyMarika KooSameer ParpiaBrian Chun-Fai ChanSoo Jin SeungCarole BradleyRachel StraussNicole MittmannPublished in: PloS one (2023)
We showed excellent overall TTR in an observed Canadian cohort, with monitoring through a dedicated anticoagulant clinic being associated with a statistically and clinically significant improvement in TTR. The burden of warfarin therapy on patients' health related quality of life or daily work and activities was low.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- venous thromboembolism
- left atrial appendage
- end stage renal disease
- heart failure
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- ejection fraction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- prognostic factors
- primary care
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- physical activity
- aortic valve
- patient reported outcomes
- cross sectional
- smoking cessation