Oral Anticoagulant Use Among Residents in VA Long-Term Care With Atrial Fibrillation After the 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline

In 2014, the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association moved away from recommending aspirin in atrial fibrillation (AF) and recommended that patients be treated with oral anticoagulants (OACs) to mitigate the risk of stroke. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of OACs and/or aspirin use among veterans with AF in Veterans Affairs nursing homes in the era after the guideline publication.