Characterization of patients with atrial fibrillation not treated with oral anticoagulants

Objective. An underuse of oral anticoagulants (OAC) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has been suggested, as only 50% of all patients with AF receive OAC treatment. Whether this is due to contraindications, lack of an indication to treat, or an expression of underuse is sparsely investigated...

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Main Authors: Johansson, Cecilia, Hägg, Lovisa, Johansson, Lars, Jansson, Jan-Håkan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Informa Healthcare 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278389/