Initiation patterns of anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation among older UK adults with and without chronic kidney disease, 2010–2020
Julia Liaw,
Deborah Liaw,
Chintan Dave
Abstract:BackgroundThere is a paucity of data on the initiation patterns of anticoagulants among older atrial fibrillation patients with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD).Setting and methodsWe used the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2010–2020) to conduct a retrospective cohort study to evaluate anticoagulant initiation patterns for older adults (≥65 years) with CKD (N=18 421) and without CKD (N=41 901), categorised by severity of CKD: stages 3a, 3b and 4, and initiation dose by respective direct oral an… Show more
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