Anticoagulation Patterns Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Atrial Fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess clinicians' prescribing practices for anticoagulation in older adults with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (AF/F) and determine factors common among those without anticoagulation.

Methods

We performed a community-based retrospective cohort study of adults aged 65 years and older with a history of nonvalvular AF/F to determine the rate of oral anticoagulation utilization. We also assessed for associations between anticoagulation use and comorbid conditions and common geriatric syndromes.

Results

A total of 3832 patients with a diagnosis of nonvalvular AF/F were included (mean [SD] age, 79.9 [8.4] years), 2693 (70.3%) of whom were receiving anticoagulation (51.7%, a vitamin K antagonist; 48.1%, a direct-acting oral anticoagulant). Patients wit

SUBMITTER: Costello M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10989041 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature