Trends in Oral Anticoagulant Use Among 436 864 Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Community Practice, 2011 to 2020

Marie Návar, Ann; A. Kolkailah, Ahmed; Overton, Robert; Shah, Nishant; F. Rousseau, Justin; C. Flaker, Greg; Pignone, Michael; D. Peterson, Eric

doi:10.1161/jaha.122.026723

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Trends in Oral Anticoagulant Use Among 436 864 Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Community Practice, 2011 to 2020

Published in Journal of the American Heart Association • Nov 8, 2022

Authors:

Ann Marie Návar

Ahmed A. Kolkailah

Robert Overton

Abstract

Background Among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) and an elevated stroke risk, guidelines recommend direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) over warfarin for stroke prevention. Changes in DOAC use over the past decade have not been well described. Methods and Results We evaluated trends...

Subject

Medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Oral anticoagulant

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