Association of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Anticoagulation for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in the Veterans Health Administration: the REACH-AF Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia, the management of which includes anticoagulation for stroke prevention. Although disparities in anticoagulant prescribing have been well documented for individual socioeconomic factors, less is known about the association of neighborhood-level disadvantage and anticoagulation for AF.

Objective

To assess the association between neighborhood disadvantage and anticoagulant initiation for patients with incident AF.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Participants

A cohort of patients enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) with incident AF from January 2014 through December 2020 from the Race, Ethnicity, and Anticoagulant CHoice in Atrial Fibrillation (REACH-AF) Study.

Main measures

The p

SUBMITTER: McDermott A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10039185 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature