American Journal of Preventive Cardiology: Area Deprivation Index and Oral Anticoagulation in New Onset Atrial Fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Oral anticoagulation is a standard of care for thromboembolic stroke prevention in individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF). Social determinants of health have had limited investigation in AF and particularly in access to anticoagulation. We examined the relation between area deprivation index (ADI) and anticoagulation in individuals at risk of stroke due to AF.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients with incident, non-valvular AF from 2015-2020 receiving care at a large, regional health center. We extracted demographics, medications, and problem lists and used administrative coding to identify comorbid conditions and relevant covariates, and individual-level residential address to ascertain ADI. We examined the relation between ADI and receipt

SUBMITTER: Omole TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9066349 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature