Anticoagulation in older people with atrial fibrillation moving to care homes: a data linkage study.
Leona A RitchieStephanie L HarrisonPeter E PensonAshley AkbariFatemeh TorabiJoseph HollinghurstDaniel E HarrisOluwakayode B OkeAsangaedem AkpanJulian P J HalcoxSarah E RodgersGregory Yoke Hong LipDeirdre A LanePublished in: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2022)
There has been an increase in OAC prescribing in older people newly admitted to care homes with AF. This study provides an insight into the factors influencing OAC prescribing in this population.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- primary care
- palliative care
- heart failure
- quality improvement
- emergency department
- venous thromboembolism
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- dna methylation
- electronic health record
- big data
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- affordable care act
- hiv testing
- mitral valve