How does frailty affect OAC prescription and clinical outcomes in older patients with atrial fibrillation?
Frailty status is associated with OAC prescription in older patients with AF, but the direction of effect varies between community and hospital cohorts, highlighting a gap in evidence for community-based care.
frailty is common, and associated with adverse clinical outcomes in patients with AF. There is evidence of an association between frailty status and OAC prescription, with different direction of effect in community compared with hospital cohorts. Despite the majority of care for older people being provided in the community, there is a lack of evidence on the association between frailty, AF, anticoagulation and clinical outcomes to guide optimal care in this setting.
Wilkinson et al. (Wed,) studied this question.