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Shared decision-making in atrial fibrillation: navigating complex issues in partnership with the patient
AbstractAtrial fibrillation (AF) is an important risk factor for stroke. Although anticoagulation is effective in mitigating this risk, many high-risk patients are not anticoagulated in routine practice. Furthermore, as many as 50% of those who are prescribed an anticoagulant stop treatment within a year. This under treatment may be due, in part, to difficulty in navigating difficult decisions about initiating potentially lifelong therapy with significant costs, potential risks, and impact on daily life. To address these challenges, the most recent American guidelines issued a class I recommendation to use shared decision-...
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology - October 17, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
