Adherence and persistence in the use of warfarin after hospital discharge among patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-30

  Eapen, Zubin J ^a,b   Mi, Xiaojuan ^a   Qualls, Laura G ^a   Hammill, Bradley G ^a   Fonarow, Gregg C ^c   Turakhia, Mintu P ^d,e   Heidenreich, Paul A ^d,e   Peterson, Eric D ^a,b   Curtis, Lesley H ^a,b   Hernandez, Adrian F ^a,b   Al Khatib, Sana M ^a,b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; heart failure; medication adherence; warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHADS2 SCORE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY ELDERLY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; WARFARIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CAUSALITY; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REGISTRIES; STROKE; UNITED STATES; WARFARIN;

EID: 84892635547     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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