Hospitalization affects the anticoagulation patterns of patients with atrial fibrillation

In conclusion, in patients with known AF at high risk for stroke, hospitalization was associated with an increase in OAC uptake, dri ven mainly by NOAC initiation. Three out of 10 patients initiated, switched or discontinued OAC treatment during hospitalization and this was associated with discrete epidemiologic parameters.
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - Category: Hematology Source Type: research