| Association of warfarin use with CHADS(2) score in 441 patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and no contraindications to warfarin. | |
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PMID: 20860640 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The authors investigated the use of warfarin at hospital discharge in 557 consecutive patients, mean age 76 years, with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) at a university hospital. Of 557 patients with AF, 116 (21%) had contraindications to warfarin. Of patients eligible for warfarin, warfarin was used in 8 of 30 patients (27%) with a CHADS(2) score of 0, in 82 of 132 patients (62%) with a CHADS(2) score of 1, in 121 of 175 patients (70%) with a CHADS(2) score of 2, in 72 of 77 patients (94%) with a CHADS(2) score of 3, and in 27 of 27 patients (100%) with a CHADS(2) score of 4 to 6. Warfarin was used in 123 of 168 patients (73%) older than 75 years, in 74 of 79 patients (94%) aged 65 to 75 years, and in 23 of 32 patients (72%) younger than 65 years. Warfarin was used in 80 of 116 patients (69%) with a glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) and in 140 of 163 patients (86%) with a glomerular filtration rate ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) . There was no significant difference in use of warfarin between men and women and between whites and nonwhites. |
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Harit V Desai; Wilbert S Aronow; Kaushang Gandhi; Suhalia Bakerywala; Judy Laimuanpuii; Mala Sharma; Stephen J Peterson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Preventive cardiology Volume: 13 ISSN: 1751-7141 ISO Abbreviation: Prev Cardiol Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2010-09-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9813731 Medline TA: Prev Cardiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 172-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA. |
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