Oral anticoagulant underutilization among elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from the United States Medicare database

ConclusionsAlthough OAC therapy prescription is the standard of care for stroke prevention in AF patients, its overall utilization is still low among Medicare patients  ≥ 65 years old, with specific patient characteristics that predict underutilization.

Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology - July 9, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research