Anticoagulation therapy in patients with stroke and atrial fibrillation: a registry-based study of acute stroke care in Surrey, UK.
Thang Sieu HanChristopher Henry FryDavid FluckBrendan AffleyGiosue GulliChristopher BarrettPuneet KakarTasmin PatelSapna SharmaPankaj SharmaPublished in: BMJ open (2018)
The study highlights an existing burden for patients with stroke and reflects inadequate treatment of AF which results in an increased stroke burden. There is significant scope to improve the rates of anticoagulation.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- healthcare
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- palliative care
- risk factors
- brain injury
- cross sectional
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- replacement therapy
- health insurance
- affordable care act