Adherence to Anticoagulation and Risk of Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries Newly Diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation.
Inmaculada HernandezMeiqi HeMaria M BrooksSamir SabaWalid F GelladPublished in: American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions (2020)
Although adherence to OAC reduces stroke risk by nearly 40%, newly diagnosed AF patients in Medicare adhere to OAC on average only one third of the first year after AF diagnosis.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- newly diagnosed
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- ejection fraction
- venous thromboembolism
- prognostic factors
- glycemic control
- coronary artery disease
- metabolic syndrome
- mitral valve
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- left ventricular
- brain injury
- affordable care act