Abstract Purpose of Review Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for systemic embolism
and ischaemic stroke. Furthermore, AF-related strokes are associated with higher mortality …

Introduction: This article aims to compare medication adherence and persistence between
warfarin and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and identify reported adherence barriers …

Objective To compare oral anticoagulant (OAC) adherence among patients with nonvalvular
atrial fibrillation (NVAF) using patient-reported and claims-based measures, and to evaluate …

Background Oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism are not thoroughly managed
in ambulatory settings in low-/middle-income countries, primarily because of patients' …

Background Adherence to oral anticoagulants (OACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is
important in preventing stroke. The dominance of retrospective studies using administrative …

Background Knowledge about atrial fibrillation (AF) and oral anticoagulation (OAC) is
insufficient among AF patients. Objective We examined the association between this …

Aims Switching non-adherent patients prescribed anticoagulant treatment to a regime with
less monitoring could lead to significant non-adherence. Health beliefs are known to …

Background and objective: Adherence to oral anticoagulants is crucial for the prevention of
ischemic stroke in atrial fibrillation patients; however, evidence of oral-anticoagulant …

This randomized controlled study was conducted to investigate effects of face-to-face
education and tele-education given to individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF) taking oral …

Methods From a large retrospective cohort of adults with acute, objectively-confirmed PE
across 21 EDs between 01/2013 and 04/2015, we identified patients who arrived on direct …