Does oral anticoagulation use affect stroke/TIA risk in patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation following sepsis hospitalization?
Oral anticoagulation use after new-onset AF during sepsis is uncommon and paradoxically associated with a potentially higher risk of stroke or TIA.
After hospitalization with new-onset AF during sepsis, oral anticoagulation use was uncommon and associated with potentially higher stroke/TIA risk. Further research to inform mechanisms of stroke and TIA and management of new-onset AF after sepsis is needed.
Walkey et al. (Wed,) studied this question.