Current Anticoagulant Usage Patterns and Determinants in Korean Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation.
Hyun-Su HaJoongmin KimYoung Soo LeeTae-Hoon KimJung-Myung LeeJunbeom ParkJin-Kyu ParkKi Woon KangJaemin ShimJae Sun UhmHyung-Wook ParkMyung Jin ChaEue-Keun ChoiJun KimJin-Bae KimChang-Soo KimBoyoung JoungPublished in: Yonsei medical journal (2020)
Renal disease and history of valvular heart disease were associated with warfarin use, while cancer and smoking status were associated with direct OAC use in high stroke risk patients. The combination of antiplatelet agents with OAC was prescribed in 73.6% of patients without definite indications recommended by guidelines.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- oral anticoagulants
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- direct oral anticoagulants
- venous thromboembolism
- left atrial appendage
- catheter ablation
- heart failure
- squamous cell carcinoma
- coronary artery disease
- smoking cessation
- pulmonary hypertension
- aortic valve
- clinical practice
- young adults