Ten-Year Trend of Oral Anticoagulation Use in Postoperative and Nonpostoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Routine Clinical Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study aimed to describe the patterns and trends of initiation, discontinuation, and adherence of oral anticoagulation (OAC) in patients with new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF), and compare with patients newly diagnosed with non-POAF.

Methods and results

This retrospective cohort study identified patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation or flutter between 2012 and 2021 using administrative claims data from OptumLabs Data Warehouse. The POAF cohort included 118 366 patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation or flutter within 30 days after surgery. The non-POAF cohort included the remaining 315 832 patients who were newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation or flutter but not within 30 days after a surgery. OAC initiation increased

SUBMITTER: Yao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11255709 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature