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Long-term oral anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation in low and middle income countries
Discussions regarding oral anticoagulation (OAC) use in low and middle income countries (LMICs) have historicallybeendominated by severallong-held beliefs. The first is that the quality of vitamin K antagonist (VKA) based anticoagulation is poor in these countries. The veracity of this assumption is supported by a large number of studies documenting both lower prescription of OACs, and a lower proportion of international normalised ratio (INR) values in the therapeutic range.1The second is that a large proportion of patients receiving OAC in LMICs have atrial fibrillation (AF) related to valvular heart disease, and rheumat...
Source: Indian Heart J - April 18, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Venkatakrishnan Ramakumar Alexander P Benz Ganesan Karthikeyan Source Type: research
