Flaws in Anticoagulation Strategies in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation at Hospital Discharge.

Anastasios KartasAthanasios SamarasDimitra VasdekiGeorge DividisGeorge FotosEleni PaschouEvropi ForozidouParaskevi TsoukraEleni KotsiIoannis GoulasGeorge EfthimiadisHaralambos KarvounisApostolos TzikasGeorge Giannakoulas

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics (2019)

One of 6 patients with AF newly discharged from the hospital was treated discordantly for the corresponding risk of stroke. Suboptimal OAC use was evident in half of VKA regimens, twice as common compared to NOACs, and could be predicted by several clinical parameters.

Keyphrases

blood brain barrier
atrial fibrillation
oral anticoagulants
healthcare
adverse drug
acute care
emergency department
newly diagnosed
electronic health record