Underusage of Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation: Can We Prevent More Strokes?

Heart Lung Circ. 2021 Aug;30(8):1107-1109. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.05.081. Epub 2021 Jun 2.

Authors

Karan Rao¹, Ravinay Bhindi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, and University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, and University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: ravinay.bhindi@sydney.edu.au.

PMID: 34090795
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.05.081

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Oral anticoagulation; Stroke prevention.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation* / complications
Atrial Fibrillation* / drug therapy
Atrial Fibrillation* / epidemiology
Humans
Stroke* / epidemiology
Stroke* / etiology
Stroke* / prevention & control

Substances

Anticoagulants