Open AccessNewly Detected Atrial Fibrillation and Compliance With Antithrombotic Guidelines
Author(s) -
Nicole L. Glazer
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.167.3.246
Subject(s) - medicine , warfarin , atrial fibrillation , antithrombotic , aspirin , confidence interval , stroke (engine) , population , cardiology , relative risk , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Guidelines recommend the use of antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but compliance with such guidelines has not been widely studied among patients with newly detected AF. Our objective was to assess compliance with antithrombotic guidelines and to identify patient characteristics associated with warfarin use.
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