Abstract 211: Association of Patient Characteristics With the Initiation of Dabigatran Versus Warfarin Among Anticoagulant Naive Patients With Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation [Poster Session II]

Conclusions: Patients who are younger, male, Caucasian, and recently diagnosed with NVAF were significantly more likely to be initiated by their physician on DE vs. warfarin. These findings should be considered when doing comparative analyses of outcomes between patients on DE vs. warfarin.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - May 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Walker, D. R., Ivanova, J., Betts, K. A., Rao, S., Wu, E. Q. Tags: Poster Session II Source Type: research