Short lookback periods causing exaggerated stroke risk estimates in atrial fibrillation may expose patients to unnecessary anticoagulant treatment

Purpose The purpose was to investigate how different lookback periods in observational registry studies affect estimates of stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation and stroke risk score CHA2DS2‐VASc 1, a level where the appreciated risk is likely to affect decisions about oral anticoagulati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety 2019-08, Vol.28 (8), p.1054-1059
1. Verfasser:	Friberg, Leif
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anticoagulants Anticoagulants - administration & dosage atrial fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation - complications Atrial Fibrillation - drug therapy Brain Ischemia - epidemiology Brain Ischemia - etiology Brain Ischemia - prevention & control Cardiac arrhythmia CHA2DS2‐VASc Congestive heart failure Diabetes Diabetes mellitus epidemiology Female Fibrillation Follow-Up Studies Health risks Heart failure Humans Hypertension Male Patients pharmacoepidemiology Registries Risk Factors risk stratification Stroke Stroke - epidemiology Stroke - etiology Stroke - prevention & control Sweden Thromboembolism Time Factors Unnecessary Procedures Vascular diseases
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