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Most patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation do not receive anticoagulants

Most patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation do not receive anticoagulants

For patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) during hospitalization for other causes, most are not dispensed anticoagulants in the year after discharge, although some have a stroke risk approximating the threshold for initiation, according to a study published online April 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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