Association of income and educational levels with adherence to direct oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with incident atrial fibrillation: A Finnish nationwide cohort study

• Main Authors: Konsta Teppo (Author), Jussi Jaakkola (Author), Fausto Biancari (Author), Olli Halminen (Author), Miika Linna (Author), Jari Haukka (Author), Jukka Putaala (Author), Paula Tiili (Author), Ossi Lehtonen (Author), Mikko Niemi (Author), Pirjo Mustonen (Author), Janne Kinnunen (Author), Juha Hartikainen (Author), K. E. Juhani Airaksinen (Author), Mika Lehto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Low socioeconomic status has been associated with poor outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, little is known about socioeconomic disparities in adherence to stroke prevention with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). We assessed the hypothesis that AF patients with hig...