Why the study?
Does the prescription of anticoagulant drugs at discharge improve 12-month mortality and readmission rates in patients hospitalized with chronic heart failure and concomitant atrial fibrillation?
Population
Prospective consecutive participants admitted to hospital with chronic heart failure and concomitant atrial…
Comparison
Anticoagulant drugs prescribed at discharge vs No anticoagulant drugs prescribed at discharge
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 months
Key result
Prescription of anticoagulant drugs at discharge in patients with CHF and AF was associated with lower 12-month all-cause mortality (23% vs. 40%; HR 0.506; 95% CI 0.267-0.956; p=0.037).
Authors
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May support anticoagulation at discharge in CHF-AF; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Cohort
Does the prescription of anticoagulant drugs at discharge improve 12-month mortality and readmission rates in patients hospitalized with chronic heart failure and concomitant atrial fibrillation?
Effect estimate: HR 0.506 (95% CI 0.267-0.956)
Absolute Event Rate: 23% vs 40%
p-value: p=0.037
In patients hospitalized with CHF and AF, prescription of anticoagulants at discharge is associated with a 50% relative reduction in 12-month mortality, though factors like frailty and self-care limitations often hinder their use.
Ferguson et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Chronic heart failure and concomitant atrial fibrillation. Anticoagulant drugs vs. No anticoagulant drugs was evaluated on 12-month all-cause mortality (HR 0.506, 95% CI 0.267-0.956, p=0.037). Prescription of anticoagulant drugs at discharge in patients with CHF and AF was associated with lower 12-month all-cause mortality (23% vs. 40%; HR 0.506; 95% CI 0.267-0.956; p=0.037).