Real world effectiveness of warfarin among ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation: observational analysis from Patient-Centered Research into Outcomes Stroke Patients Prefer and Effectiveness Research (PROSPER) study
Xian Y, Wu J, O'Brien E, Fonarow G, Olson D, Schwamm L, Bhatt D, Smith E, Suter R, Hannah D, Lindholm B, Maisch L, Greiner M, Lytle B, Pencina M, Peterson E, Hernandez A. Real world effectiveness of warfarin among ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation: observational analysis from Patient-Centered Research into Outcomes Stroke Patients Prefer and Effectiveness Research (PROSPER) study. The BMJ 2015, 351: h3786. PMID: 26232340, PMCID: PMC4521370, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h3786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsIschemic stroke patientsCoronary artery diseaseIschemic strokeWarfarin treatmentAtrial fibrillationArtery diseaseStroke patientsRisk of MACEImproved long-term clinical outcomesPrevious coronary artery diseaseLong-term clinical outcomesMore daysAdverse cardiovascular eventsHealth Stroke ScaleRecurrent ischemic strokeTerm clinical outcomesAtrial fibrillation patientsSurvivors of strokeLongitudinal outcomesReal-world effectivenessPatient prefersCardiovascular eventsOral anticoagulantsStroke ProgramNovel Oral Anticoagulant Use Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Hospitalized With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Patel P, Zhao X, Fonarow G, Lytle B, Smith E, Xian Y, Bhatt D, Peterson E, Schwamm L, Hernandez A. Novel Oral Anticoagulant Use Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Hospitalized With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: 383-392. PMID: 26058721, PMCID: PMC4512906, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.114.000907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel oral anticoagulantsTransient ischemic attackAtrial fibrillation patientsIschemic attackIschemic strokeFibrillation patientsEligible patientsWarfarin therapyAtrial fibrillationNovel oral anticoagulant useCHA2DS2-VASc scoreRate of anticoagulationOral anticoagulant useLower stroke riskMultivariable logistic regressionAnticoagulation ratesGuidelines-StrokeNOAC useAnticoagulant useOral anticoagulantsStroke riskRisk factorsStudy populationPatterns of usePatients