Atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation in patients hospitalised for stroke in the REGIONS Care Study

CONCLUSIONS: Although anticoagulation prescribing in AF has improved, one third of stroke patients with known AF were not taking an anticoagulant prior to admission and the majority did not appear to have an absolute contraindication offering a multidisciplinary opportunity for improvement. There were no significant differences for Māori and non-urban populations in anticoagulant prescribing.PMID:37536308

Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - August 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Syrah Ranta Ralph Stewart Stephanie Thompson Alan Davis Peter Alan Barber Matire Harwood Anna Ranta Source Type: research