Stroke prophylaxis after US emergency department diagnosis and discharge of patients with atrial fibrillation and flutter from 21 hospitals

Stroke prophylaxis after US emergency department diagnosis and discharge of patients with atrial fibrillation and flutter from 21 hospitals

Abstract Background Oral anticoagulation (OAC) reduces stroke and mortality risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF). Patterns of OAC initiation upon discharge from US emergency departments (ED) are poorly understood. We sought to examine stroke prophylaxis actions upon, a...

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Main Authors: Bory Kea, E. Margaret Warton, Candice E. Kutz, Erin Kinney, Dustin W. Ballard, Mary E. Reed, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Merritt Raitt, Benjamin C. Sun, David R. Vinson, on behalf of the KP CREST Network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial flutter
Oral anticoagulation
Stroke prophylaxis
Emergency department
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-00887-3
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