Characterization and anticoagulation treatment patterns of hospitalized patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in Spain: The CARISMA registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study described the clinical and demographic characteristics of hospitalized patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and prescriptions for vitamin-K antagonists (VKA) and direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOAC) in Spain.

Methods

This was an observational, multicentric, retrospective study of patients treated with DOAC or VKA due to NVAF at cardiology services of hospitals in Spain. A registry (CARISMA) included patients hospitalized for any reason and discharged before July 1st, 2021, with a prescription for DOAC or VKA. Data was collected on demographic and clinical characteristics and anticoagulant treatments prescribed. Analyses were descriptive.

Results

A total of 1,041 patients were included. Mean age (SD) was 77.2 (10.3) years and 5

SUBMITTER: Facila L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11914993 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature