Novel oral anticoagulants in primary care in patients with atrial fibrillation: a cross-sectional comparison before and after their introduction

Abstract Background Novel oral anticoagulation (NOAC) has been introduced in recent years, but data on use in atrial fibrillation (AF) in primary care setting is scarce. In Germany, General Practitioners are free to choose type of oral anticoagulation (OAC) in AF. Our aim was to explore changes in p...

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Main Authors: Simon Schwill, Katja Krug, Frank Peters-Klimm, Jan van Lieshout, Gunter Laux, Joachim Szecsenyi, Michel Wensing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-018-0796-4