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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Evaluating Physician Adherence to Antithrombotic Recommendations in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Pathway to Better Medical Education.

Ştefan Cristian Vesa, Sonia Irina Vlaicu, Octavia Sabin, Vitalie Văcăraș, Sorin Crișan, Sabina Istratoaie, Fatuma Samantar, Daciana Elena Popa, Antonia Eugenia Macarie, Anca Dana Buzoianu

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ştefan Cristian VesaDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400337 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Sonia Irina VlaicuDepartment of Internal Medicine, 1st Medical Clinic, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Octavia SabinDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400337 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Vitalie VăcărașDepartment of Neurology, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Sorin CrișanDepartment of Internal Medicine, 5th Medical Clinic, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400139 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Sabina IstratoaieDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400337 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Fatuma SamantarGraduate of "Iuliu Haţieganu" Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400337 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Daciana Elena PopaDepartment of Cardiology, "Niculae Stăncioiu" Heart Institute, 400001 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Antonia Eugenia MacarieDepartment of Geriatrics-Gerontology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400139 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Anca Dana BuzoianuDepartment of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400337 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3511-2788
Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy · RO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAtrial fibrillation is a major health problem due to the stroke risk associated with it. To reduce stroke risk, oral anticoagulants (OAC) are prescribed using the CHA

methodsRegistry data from 784 patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation were evaluated in this retrospective cross-sectional study. Demographic data, subtype of AF, comorbidities associated with higher stroke and bleeding risk, and antithrombotic treatment received were recorded. We compared stroke and bleeding risk in patients with and without OAC treatment to determine if the clinicians followed guidelines: prescribed when necessary and abstained when not needed.

resultsOAC treatment was administered in 617 (78.7%) patients. Of the 167 patients who did not receive OAC, 161 (96.4%) were undertreated according to their risk score, as opposed to those who received OAC in which the percentage of overtreated was 3.2%. Most undertreated patients (60.5%,

conclusionsThe decision to use anticoagulants for stroke prevention was based on the type of atrial fibrillation, rather than on the risk of stroke as quantified by CHA2DS2-VASc as per the recommended guidelines.

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Atrial FibrillationEducation, MedicalFibrinolytic AgentsGuideline AdherencePractice Patterns, Physicians'StrokeAdministration, OralAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsFibrinolytic Agentsadherence to anticoagulant treatmentatrial fibrillationstroke risk

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PMID32512937
PMCPMC7312043
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