Warfarin Use Following Ischemic Stroke Among Medicare Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Brass LM, Krumholz HM, Scinto JD, Mathur D, Radford M. Warfarin Use Following Ischemic Stroke Among Medicare Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA Internal Medicine 1998, 158: 2093-2100. PMID: 9801175, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.158.19.2093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of warfarinAtrial fibrillationIschemic strokeRecurrent strokeWarfarin useElderly patientsPrincipal diagnosisMedicare patientsLower riskConnecticut Peer Review OrganizationRegimen of warfarinElderly stroke patientsRisk of strokeAcute myocardial infarctionHigh-risk populationHigh rateChart reviewPeer review organizationsStroke patientsMyocardial infarctionWarfarin sodiumPatientsWarfarinFibrillationAnticoagulation