Reality is Far From the Guidelines, When it Comes to Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

Kathryn D. Tiver; Jing Quah; Dhani Dharmaprani; Anand N. Ganesan

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2021.04.002

Reality is Far From the Guidelines, When it Comes to Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

Kathryn D. Tiver, Jing Quah, Dhani Dharmaprani, Anand N. Ganesan

College of Medicine and Public Health

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Abstract

In this issue of Heart, Lung and Circulation, Hutchens et al. report the trends of oral anticoagulant use and antiplatelet use in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Alarmingly, by the end of the study, only 45% of high-risk patients, in whom the guidelines currently recommend oral anticoagulation (OAC) therapy, were receiving OAC therapy. This seems surprising, compared to what we perceive the rates to be in our own cardiology practice...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	935-936
Number of pages	2
Journal	Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume	30
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.04.002
Publication status	Published - Jul 2021

Keywords

Antiplatelet agents
Atrial fibrillation
Guidelines
Oral anticoagulants
Stroke prevention

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Reality is Far From the Guidelines, When it Comes to Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

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