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FACTORS PREDICTING LONGER TIME TO ANTICOAGULATION FOLLOWING A NEW DIAGNOSIS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

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Background: Oral anticoagulation (OAC) in atrial fibrillation (AF) is effective yet underutilized. Factors associated with delayed OAC initiation after new diagnosis of AF are unknown. Methods: In a large electronic… Click to show full abstract

Background: Oral anticoagulation (OAC) in atrial fibrillation (AF) is effective yet underutilized. Factors associated with delayed OAC initiation after new diagnosis of AF are unknown. Methods: In a large electronic medical record, we identified outpatients with new AF diagnosed 2006-2014 using a

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; anticoagulation; new diagnosis; factors predicting

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2017

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