PRESCRIPTION OF ORAL ANTICOAGULATION IN PATIENTS WITH A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WHO ATTEND THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Oral anticoagulation (OAC) is often initiated for stroke prevention when atrial fibrillation (AF) is diagnosed. The rate of OAC initiation in the emergency department (ED) is assumed to be low, particularly when patients present with AF as a secondary diagnosis. Among patients presenting with AF as a primary or secondary diagnosis, we determined: i) proportion of patients prescribed OAC, ii) factors associated with OAC prescription at ED...