STATUS OF USING ANTICOAGULANTS IN PATIENTS WITH NON-VALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AT THAI BINH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Mai Văn Toàn1, Vũ Thanh Bình1,
1 Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the status of anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with non-valvular lesion treated at Thaibinh Medical University Hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study in 51 non-valvular AF patients treated at Thaibinh Medical University Hospital. Results: there were 23 patients under 65 yrs, accounting for 45%, male patients 39%, female patients accounted for 61%. 90.2% of chronic AF patients have common risks of dyslipidemia and hypertension. There were 54.9% of patients using Sintrom to prevent thrombosis with the rate of reaching the INR threshold of 32.1%, the rest using Aspirin or NOAC. Minor bleeding under the skin and mucous membranes occurred in 6/51 patients, mainly in the Sintrom overdose group, and did not occur with the group of patients receiving NOAC. Conclusions: non-valvular AF patients treated in Thai Binh Medical University were prescribed appropriate drugs to prevent thrombosis. Regular INR monitoring was required in patients receiving Sintrom to prevent bleeding complications.

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