Risks and Benefits of Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) Registry [Original Articles]

Conclusions— In community-based outpatients with AF, use of OAC was high and driven by not only predominantly stroke but also bleeding risk. Stroke risk significantly affects OAC use among those with low bleeding risk, whereas those with high bleeding risk demonstrate consistently lower use of OAC regardless of stroke risk.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - July 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cullen, M. W., Kim, S., Piccini, J. P., Ansell, J. E., Fonarow, G. C., Hylek, E. M., Singer, D. E., Mahaffey, K. W., Kowey, P. R., Thomas, L., Go, A. S., Lopes, R. D., Chang, P., Peterson, E. D., Gersh, B. J., on behalf of the ORBIT-AF Investigators Tags: Coumarins, Arrhythmias, clinical electrophysiology, drugs, Embolic stroke, Risk Factors for Stroke, Anticoagulants Original Articles Source Type: research