December 21, 1999Annals of Internal Medicine
Warfarin Use among Ambulatory Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: The AnTicoagulation and Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) Study
Population
Ambulatory patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation receiving care within a health maintenance…
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Persistent anticoagulation gaps in eligible AF patients; leaves open questions on implementation barriers in real-world cohorts.
Structured PICO
P
Population
Ambulatory patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation receiving care within a health maintenance organization
I
Intervention
Warfarin
O
Outcome
Warfarin use (prescription prevalence)
Despite higher overall use than previously reported, a significant proportion of eligible patients with atrial fibrillation and stroke risk factors still do not receive indicated warfarin therapy.
Limitations
- Reasons why physicians did not prescribe warfarin could not be elucidated
Cite This Study
Go et al. (1999) studied this question.