Increased use of oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation: temporal trends from 2005 to 2015 in Denmark

Kasper Gadsbøll; Laila Stærk; Emil Loldrup Fosbøl; Caroline Sindet‐Pedersen; Anna Gundlund; Professor Gregory Lip; Gunnar Gislason; Jonas Bjerring Olesen

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehw658

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Since 2010, more incident AF patients in Denmark were initiated on OAC therapy with predominant NOAC prescription. The increase was pronounced among females, among patients at high risk of stroke, and among older patients.

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