2022
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 ResearchConceptsCOVID-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
2021
Association between warfarin and COVID-19-related outcomes compared with direct oral anticoagulants: population-based cohort study
Wong A, Tomlinson L, Brown J, Elson W, Walker A, Schultze A, Morton C, Evans D, Inglesby P, MacKenna B, Bhaskaran K, Rentsch C, Powell E, Williamson E, Croker R, Bacon S, Hulme W, Bates C, Curtis H, Mehrkar A, Cockburn J, McDonald H, Mathur R, Wing K, Forbes H, Eggo R, Evans S, Smeeth L, Goldacre B, Douglas I. Association between warfarin and COVID-19-related outcomes compared with direct oral anticoagulants: population-based cohort study. Journal Of Hematology & Oncology 2021, 14: 172. PMID: 34666811, PMCID: PMC8525065, DOI: 10.1186/s13045-021-01185-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirect oral anticoagulantsPopulation-based cohort studyCOVID-19-related outcomesSevere COVID-19Oral anticoagulantsCohort studyHazard ratioLower riskNegative control outcome analysisSevere COVID-19 diseaseNon-valvular atrial fibrillationPrimary care dataCOVID-19 outcomesCOVID-19COVID-19 diseaseNegative control outcomesDOAC usersOpenSAFELY platformWarfarin usersHospital admissionAtrial fibrillationClinical evidenceCox regressionResultsA totalOutcome analysis