Associations between clinical and social factors and anticoagulant prescription among patients with atrial fibrillation: A retrospective cohort study from a large healthcare system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient clinical factors and social determinants of health (SDOH) are associated with an increased risk of stroke for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF); however, the association between these factors and the management of AF is not well characterized, particularly among those factors commonly collected in electronic health records (EHRs). This study used EHR data to evaluate the associations between patient clinical factors and SDOH and prescribing of an oral anticoagulant (OAC) for stroke prevention in AF.

Methods

This analysis included adult patients with newly diagnosed AF who had ≥2 encounters in the Advocate Aurora Health system in Wisconsin between May 2016 and May 2021. Patient-level demographics, comorbidities, medications, and SDOH were retrospective

SUBMITTER: Khatib R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10414629 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature