Rural-urban differences in the initiation of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with incident atrial fibrillation: A Finnish nationwide cohort study.
Konsta TeppoJussi JaakkolaVille L LangénFausto BiancariOlli HalminenMiika LinnaJari HaukkaJukka PutaalaPirjo MustonenJanne KinnunenAlex LuojusJuha HartikainenK E Juhani AiraksinenMika LehtoPublished in: PloS one (2022)
This nationwide cohort study documented that urban residence is associated with a slightly lower rate of OAC therapy initiation in patients with incident AF, but faster adoption of direct oral anticoagulant use.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- cardiovascular disease
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- venous thromboembolism
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cross sectional
- south africa
- electronic health record
- stem cells
- type diabetes
- mesenchymal stem cells
- coronary artery disease
- cell therapy
- smoking cessation