Trends in Use of Oral Anticoagulants in Older Adults With Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation, 2010-2020
Why the study?
What are the trends in oral anticoagulant initiation among older adults with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation from 2010 to 2020?
Population
Older adults with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation
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Discussion
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Implication
Persistent suboptimal OAC initiation supports targeted quality improvement; leaves open barriers, outcome impact, and intervention efficacy.
Structured PICO
What are the trends in oral anticoagulant initiation among older adults with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation from 2010 to 2020?
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Population
Older adults with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation, including those with coexisting dementia, frailty, and anemia
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Intervention
Oral anticoagulants (OACs), including direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)
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Outcome
Trends in oral anticoagulant initiation
Despite improvements following the introduction of DOACs, oral anticoagulant initiation for stroke prophylaxis remains suboptimal in older adults with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation.
Cite This Study
Ko et al. (2022) studied this question.