Anticoagulant Use for Atrial Fibrillation Among Persons With Advanced Dementia at the End of Life
Gregory M. Ouellet, Terri R. Fried, Lauren Gilstrap, John R. O’Leary, Andrea M. Austin, Jonathan Skinner, Andrew Cohen
Abstract
This cross-sectional study evaluates the degree of anticoagulant use among nursing home residents with advanced dementia and atrial fibrillation at the end of life.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAtrial fibrillationDementiaAnticoagulantAnticoagulant therapyIntensive care medicineMedical emergencyCardiologyPsychiatryInternal medicineDiseaseAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesAcute Ischemic Stroke ManagementIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research