Association between oral anticoagulants and COVID-19 related outcomes: a population-based cohort study
Wong AY, Tomlinson L, Brown JP, Elson W, Walker AJ, Schultze A, Morton CE, Evans D, Inglesby P, MacKenna B, Bhaskaran K, Rentsch CT, Powell E, Williamson E, Croker R, Bacon S, Hulme W, Bates C, Curtis HJ, Mehrkar A, Cockburn J, McDonald HI, Mathur R, Wing K, Forbes H, Eggo RM, Evans SJ, Smeeth L, Goldacre B, Douglas IJ, . Association between oral anticoagulants and COVID-19 related outcomes: a population-based cohort study. British Journal Of General Practice 2022, 72: bjgp.2021.0689. PMID: 35440465, PMCID: PMC9037187, DOI: 10.3399/bjgp.2021.0689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAnticoagulantsAtrial FibrillationCohort StudiesCOVID-19HumansSARS-CoV-2StrokeConceptsCOVID-19 outcomesPopulation-based cohort studySevere COVID-19 outcomesSARS-CoV-2Oral anticoagulantsLower riskVASc scoreCohort studyHazard ratioAtrial fibrillationCOVID-19 related outcomesCOVID-19-related deathsPrescribed oral anticoagulantsPrimary care dataBaseline stroke riskOAC useCurrent useStroke riskHospital admissionThrombotic eventsCox regressionOAC usersReduced infection riskGeneral practiceDeath records