Chronic Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Isabela LandsteinerJonathan A PinheiroNicole Felix Douglas Mesadri Gewehr Rhanderson Cardoso

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2024)

In this meta-analysis, chronic anticoagulation for patients with AF who contracted COVID-19 was associated with significantly lower rates of all-cause mortality and COVID-19-related mortality as compared with no previous anticoagulation.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
atrial fibrillation
sars cov
venous thromboembolism
systematic review
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
randomized controlled trial
meta analyses
type diabetes
risk factors
case control