Frailty in Older Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Its Relationship With Anticoagulant Use: A Multi‐Centred Observational Study in New South Wales
The study revealed a high prevalence of frailty in older inpatients with AF. Frailty was associated with reduced likelihood of prescription of OAC and increased likelihood of prescribing rate-control medications, with no independent impact on rhythm-control therapy. Further studies are needed to understand these prescribing patterns.
Authors
- Sarah Nicole Hilmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5970-1501)
- Kenji Fujita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7876-6004)
- Tu Ngoc Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8836-8920)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Royal North Shore Hospital (AU)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Northern Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australasian Journal on Ageing
- Published
- 2025-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70101
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.13