Ischemic stroke and systemic embolism among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who abandon oral anticoagulant therapy

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with NVAF who abandoned the first DOAC fill had significantly higher risk of ischemic stroke/SE compared to patients who continued therapy beyond the first fill. There is an unmet need for better access to DOACs so that the long-term risk of poor outcomes may be minimized.PMID:37589313 | DOI:10.1080/03007995.2023.2247967

Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - August 17, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mark J Alberts Maryia Zhdanava Dominic Pilon Gabrielle Caron-Lapointe Patrick Lefebvre Brahim Bookhart Akshay Kharat Source Type: research