Use of Chronic Oral Anticoagulation and Associated Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention [Epidemiology]

Conclusions
Chronic OAC therapy is frequent among contemporary patients undergoing PCI. After adjustment for potential confounders, OAC-treated patients experienced greater in-hospital bleeding, more readmissions, and decreased long-term survival following PCI. Efforts are needed to reduce the occurrence of adverse events in this population.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - October 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Secemsky, E. A., Butala, N. M., Kartoun, U., Mahmood, S., Wasfy, J. H., Kennedy, K. F., Shaw, S. Y., Yeh, R. W. Tags: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Complications, Quality and Outcomes Source Type: research