Anticoagulation for newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation and 90-day rates of stroke and bleeding

BackgroundAtrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke, which can be mitigated by anticoagulant prescription. We evaluated local emergency physician anticoagulation practice for patients discharged from the emergency department with atrial fibrillation, along with 90-day incidence of stroke and major bleeding.MethodsThis was a health record review of patients diagnosed with new onset atrial fibrillation in two emergency departments between …