Hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation compared to those included in recent trials on novel oral anticoagulants: A population-based study.

CONCLUSION: In patients recently discharged from the hospital with the diagnosis of nonvalvular AF, warfarin use decreases and aspirin treatment increases with patients' age. These patients are older, more frequently female, and on multiple medications. The benefit of NOACs in these subjects needs to be confirmed in phase IV clinical studies.
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Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - March 22, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Joppi R, Cinconze E, Mezzalira L, Pase D, Poggiani C, Rossi E, Pengo V, Italian Horizon Scanning Project Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research