Open AccessPrevalence and Risk Factors for Preprocedural Medication Errors in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Author(s) -
Mark Tuttle,
Nicholas Spetko,
Jonathan W. Waks,
Kalon K.L. Ho,
Dhruv S. Kazi,
Kunal Tandon,
Peter Zimetbaum
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-2837
pISSN - 1923-2829
DOI - 10.14740/cr1266
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , atrial flutter , cardiology , stroke (engine) , stroke risk , ischemic stroke , mechanical engineering , engineering , ischemia
Perfect adherence to anticoagulant medications is an important aspect of care for patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac electrophysiology procedures to minimize the risk of stroke. Despite this, adherence remains imperfect as is associated with added cost of additional procedures (e.g., transesophageal echocardiography) and administrative burden. We sought to identify characteristics of such patients and predictors of medication errors at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.