A majority of atrial fibrillation patients who have not been treated oral anticoagulants (OAC) meet guideline indications for treatment. Untreated patients are at increased risk for adverse outcomes. In this video, AJM editor-in-chief Dr. Joseph S. Alpert discusses this new research in the April 2017 issue of the American Journal of Medicine.
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Absence of Oral Anticoagulation and Subsequent Outcomes Among Outpatients with Atrial Fibrillation
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