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Potentially inappropriate prescribing of DOACs to people with mechanical heart valves

Potentially inappropriate prescribing of DOACs to people with mechanical heart valves: a federated analysis of 57.9 million patients’ primary care records in situ using OpenSAFELY

How to cite: OpenSAFELY Collaborative, Fisher L, Speed V, Curtis HJ, Rentsch CT, Wong AYS, Schultze A, Massey J, Inglesby P, Morton CE, Wood M, Walker AJ, Morley J, Mehrkar A, Bacon S, Hickman G, Bates C, Croker R, Evans D, Ward T, Cockburn J, Davy S, Bhaskaran K, Smith B, Williamson E, Hulme W, Green A, Eggo RM, Forbes H, Tazare J, Parry J, Hester F, Harper S, Meadows J, O’Hanlon S, Eavis A, Jarvis R, Avramov D, Griffiths P, Fowles A, Parkes N, Douglas IJ, Evans SJW, Smeeth L, MacKenna B, Tomlinson L, Goldacre B. Potentially inappropriate prescribing of DOACs to people with mechanical heart valves: A federated analysis of 57.9 million patients’ primary care records in situ using OpenSAFELY. Thromb Res. 2022 Mar;211:150-153. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2022.01.023. Epub 2022 Jan 29. PMID: 35168181.