Use of oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation is highly variable and only weakly associated with estimated stroke risk: Cross-sectional population database study

Dreischulte, Tobias; Barnett, Karen; Madhok, Vishnu und Guthrie, Bruce (2014): Use of oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation is highly variable and only weakly associated with estimated stroke risk: Cross-sectional population database study. In: European Journal of General Practice, Vol. 20, No. 3: pp. 181-189

Abstract

Background: Current international guidelines promote the use of stroke risk stratification tools to inform decision making about oral anticoagulant (OAC) use in atrial fibrillation (AF). Objectives: To examine (a) differences between CHADS(2) and CHA(2)DS(2) VASc in classifying stroke risk in a primary care population of AF patients; (b) patterns of use of antithrombotics by stroke risk; and (c) patient and practice characteristics associated with use of oral anticoagulants in patients with AF. Methods: Cross-sectional multilevel modelling study of all patients with

• Item Type: Journal article
• Keywords: antithrombotics;atrial fibrillation;Family practice;quality of health care;stroke risk
• Faculties: Medicine > Institute for General Medicine
• Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health
• ISSN: 1381-4788
• Language: English