Anticoagulant Utilization Pattern
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Atrial Fibrillation |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Cardiology / Vascular Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 12/7/2017 |
| Start Date: | April 17, 2013 |
| End Date: | November 1, 2017 |
A Description of Warfarin and NOAC Utilization Patterns Including Initiation, Switching, and Discontinuation
This study plans to describe utilization patterns for oral anticoagulants over time in
patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation at risk for stroke using electronic claims
data from a United States commercial insurance database.
patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation at risk for stroke using electronic claims
data from a United States commercial insurance database.
Inclusion criteria:
- A recorded diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
- Initiation of oral anticoagulant medication
- CHA2DS2-VASc-Score >=1
- At least 18 years of age on the date of anticoagulant initiation
Exclusion criteria:
- Patients with missing or ambiguous age or sex information
- Patients with documented evidence of valvular disease
- Patients with less than 12 months enrolment in the UnitedHealth Research Database
preceding the first dispensing
- Patients with prior use of any oral anticoagulant
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