Incidence of Osteoporosis in Primary Care Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Different Oral Anticoagulants.

Woldesellassie M Bezabhe Janette RadfordBarbara C WimmerMohammed Saji Salahudeen Ivan K Bindoff Gregory Mark Peterson

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

Compared with warfarin, the use of DOACs was associated with a significantly lower risk of developing osteoporosis in patients with AF. This association remained significant when individual DOACs were compared with warfarin.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
primary care
postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
risk factors
venous thromboembolism
body composition