Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke, and Anticoagulation in Medicare Beneficiaries: Trends by Age, Sex, and Race, 1992-2010 [Stroke]

Conclusions Ischemic stroke rates among Medicare AF patients decreased significantly in all demographic subpopulations from 1992–2010, coincident with increasing warfarin use. Ischemic stroke rates remained higher and warfarin use rates remained lower for women and blacks with AF, groups whose baseline CHADS scores were higher.

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Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - June 3, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shroff, G. R., Solid, C. A., Herzog, C. A. Tags: Stroke Source Type: research