Adherence to oral anticoagulation in ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) have superior safety and comparable efficacy profile compared to vitamin-K antagonists (VKAs), with more convenient dosing schemes. However, issues with adherence to the NOACs remain unsolved.

Aims

We sought to investigate the adherence to oral anticoagulation (OAC) and baseline factors associated with poor adherence after ischaemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Methods

We recruited hospitalised patients (2013-2019) from two prospective stroke registries in Larissa and Helsinki University Hospitals and invited survived patients to participate in a telephone interview. We assessed adherence with the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS) and defined poor adherence as a score o

SUBMITTER: Tiili P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8439221 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature