Patterns and factors influencing oral anticoagulant prescription in people with atrial fibrillation and dementia: Results from UK primary care

• Main Authors: Pajaree Mongkhon, Hassan Alwafi, Laura Fanning, Wallis C.Y. Lau, Li Wei, Chuenjid Kongkaew, Ian C.K. Wong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85088385144&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/70977
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2020 The British Pharmacological Society Aims: Oral anticoagulant (OAC) is recommended for preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the OAC utilisation in AF patients with dementia or cognitive impairment (CI) is limited. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of OAC prescriptio...