Variation in Anticoagulant Recommendations by the Guidelines and Decision Tools among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Variation in Anticoagulant Recommendations by the Guidelines and Decision Tools among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Published atrial fibrillation (AF) guidelines and decision tools offer oral anticoagulant (OAC) recommendations; however, they consider stroke and bleeding risk differently. The aims of our study are: (i) to compare the variation in OAC recommendations by the 2012 American College of Chest Physician...

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Main Authors: Anand Shewale, Jill Johnson, Chenghui Li, David Nelsen, Bradley Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Healthcare
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
guidelines
decision tools
overuse
underuse
oral anticoagulants
warfarin
recommendations
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/3/1/130

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