Latent Classes of Adherence to Oral Anticoagulation Therapy Among Patients With a New Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation.

ABSTRACT: Importance:Less than half of US patients with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) receive oral anticoagulation. Objectives:To identify patients with similar patterns of adherence to regimens of warfarin and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in the first year after AF diagnosis and to evaluate associations between patient characteristics and membership in latent classes of adherence. Design, Setting, and Participants:This retrospective cohort study used 2013 to 2016 Medicare claims data to identify 7491 patients with a new diagnosis of AF in 2014 to 2015 who initiated warfarin after AF diagnosis and 9478 patients with a new diagnosis of AF in 2014 to 2015 who initiated DOAC treatment after AF diagnosis, for a total of 16 969 Medicare beneficiaries. Participants were followed up for 12

SUBMITTER: Chen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7081375 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature