The evaluation of the recommended prevention of thrombosis in hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation and high thromboembolism risk.

ConclusionsOral anticoagulants was indicated on discharge for 2/3 of patients with atrial fibrillation and high risk of stroke, and more often in patients with low risk of bleeding events. An increase in the number of oral anticoagulants indications has been observed in the recent 9 years. The factors which led to the lack of oral anticoagulants indications among patients with a high stroke risk were: hospitalization in years 2004-2006, high risk of bleeding, vascular disease, age≥80 years, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and previous bleeding. PMID: 29297187 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Polish Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Kardiol Pol Source Type: research