Prevalence and outcomes of atrial fibrillation in older people living in care homes in Wales: a routine data linkage study 2003-2018.
Leona A VermaStephanie L HarrisonPeter E PensonAshley AkbariFatemeh TorabiJoseph HollinghurstDaniel HarrisOluwakayode B OkeAsangaedem AkpanJulian P HalcoxSarah E RodgersGregory Y H LipDeirdre A LanePublished in: Age and ageing (2022)
Older care home residents with AF have an increased risk of adverse health outcomes, even when higher mortality rates and other confounders are accounted for. This re-iterates the need for appropriate oral anticoagulant prescription and optimal management of cardiovascular co-morbidities, irrespective of frailty status and predicted life expectancy.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- healthcare
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- risk factors
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- community dwelling
- heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- physical activity
- affordable care act
- direct oral anticoagulants
- electronic health record
- cardiovascular events
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- type diabetes
- clinical practice
- genome wide
- emergency department
- adipose tissue
- coronary artery disease
- data analysis
- hiv infected
- high density