Racial and sex differences in optimizing anticoagulation therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac rhythm disorder, responsible for 15 % of strokes in the United States. Studies continue to document underuse of anticoagulation therapy in minority populations and women. Our objective was to compare the proportion of AF patients by race and sex who were receiving non-optimal anticoagulation as determined by an Atrial Fibrillation Decision Support Tool (AFDST).

Design setting and participants

Retrospective cohort study including 14,942 patients within University of Cincinnati Health Care system. Data were analyzed between November 18, 2020, and November 20, 2021.

Main outcomes and measures

Discordance between current therapy and that recommended by the AFDST.

Results

In our two-category analysi

SUBMITTER: Eckman MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10978356 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature