Social determinants of atrial fibrillation

UR Essien, J Kornej, AE Johnson… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Atrial fibrillation affects almost 60 million adults worldwide. Atrial fibrillation is associated
with a high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and death as well as with social, psychological …

Overview of oral antithrombotic treatment in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation

ET Kato, S Goto, RP Giugliano - Ageing research reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an age-related arrhythmia, particularly affecting elderly patients. The
ultimate goals in the treatment of AF are to improve prognosis and quality of life …

Practice variation in anticoagulation prescription and outcomes after device-detected atrial fibrillation: insights from the veterans health administration

AC Perino, J Fan, M Askari, PA Heidenreich, E Keung… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Device-detected atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased risk of
stroke; however, there are no clearly defined thresholds of AF burden at which to initiate oral …

Anticoagulation treatment and outcomes of venous thromboembolism by weight and body mass index: insights from the veterans health administration

AC Perino, J Fan, S Schmitt, JD Guo… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Consensus statements have recommended against the use of direct oral
anticoagulants (DOACs) in venous thromboembolism (VTE) for patients≥ 120 kg and≥ 40 …

The quality of anticoagulation therapy among warfarin-treated patients with atrial fibrillation in a primary health care setting

G Urbonas, L Valius, G Šakalytė, K Petniūnas… - Medicina, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background and objectives: Long-term therapy with oral anticoagulants is recommended for
stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). This study evaluated the quality of …

Direct oral anticoagulant adherence of patients with atrial fibrillation transitioned from warfarin

KN Pundi, AC Perino, J Fan, S Schmitt… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Reduced time in international normalized ratio therapeutic range (TTR) limits
warfarin safety and effectiveness. In patients switched from warfarin to direct oral …

Warfarin time in therapeutic INR range and direct oral anticoagulant adherence for venous thromboembolism across the spectrum of weight and body mass index …

N Din, J Fan, S Schmitt, JD Guo… - Clinical and Applied …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The evidence of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) usage for venous thromboembolism
(VTE) in patients at extremes of body weight or mass index is limited. In such situations …

Frequency of atrial thrombus formation in patients with atrial fibrillation under treatment with non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants in comparison to vitamin K antagonists …

S Reers, G Karanatsios, M Borowski, M Kellner… - European journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background To assess the frequency of left atrium/left atrial appendage (LA/LAA) thrombus
under treatment with non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in comparison with vitamin …

Real-world comparison of classes IC and III antiarrhythmic drugs as an initial rhythm control strategy in newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: from the TREAT-AF Study

R Kipp, M Askari, J Fan, ME Field… - JACC: Clinical …, 2019 - jacc.org
Objectives: In this study the authors investigated effectiveness and safety of an initial
treatment strategy with class IC or class III antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) for newly diagnosed …

Atrial Thrombosis Prevalence Before Cardioversion or Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Direct Oral …

F Troisi, P Guida, N Vitulano, F Quadrini… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Left atrial or left atrial appendage thrombosis (LAT) is contraindicated for cardiac ablation
(CA) or cardioversion (CV) of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study was aimed to compare the …