Patterns and factors influencing oral anticoagulant prescription in people with atrial fibrillation and dementia: Results from UK primary care.
Pajaree MongkhonHassan AlwafiLaura FanningWallis C Y LauLi WeiChuenjid KongkaewIan C K WongPublished in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2020)
In UK primary care, OAC use increased from 2000 to 2015 in AF patients with dementia/CI, with a substantial increase in use of DOACs. Characteristics related to frailty are associated with lower odds of OAC prescription. Given the increasing use of DOACs in patients with dementia/CI, further studies are needed to investigate the safety and effectiveness of DOACs in this important patient group.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- primary care
- direct oral anticoagulants
- mild cognitive impairment
- cognitive impairment
- venous thromboembolism
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- randomized controlled trial
- heart failure
- cross sectional
- systematic review
- case report
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- general practice
- mitral valve