Identifying Factors That Predict the Prescription of Non –vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Older Individuals With Atrial Fibrillation

Factors that influence decision of non –vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) use among older atrial fibrillation (AF) patients in long-term care (LTC) facilities have not been well studied. The aim of this study was to assess whether increased frailty influenced physicians to prescribe NOACs over warfarin.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - March 6, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Mohammed Shurrab, Dennis T. Ko, Janet McElhaney, Mark Henderson, Asaf Danon, Kieran L. Quinn, Denis O'Donnell, Eugene Crystal, David Newman Tags: Original Study Source Type: research