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. 2023 May 11;10(1):e002275. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002275

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ORs for components of the OAC refusal model. ¹HRs with 95% CIs are based on incremental units of ‘5’. The reference is indicated in parenthesis and is marked by the dotted line. The analysis compared patients who were on OAC (N=29 871) and patients who refused OAC (N=1014). AC, anticoagulants; GP, general practitioner; OAC, oral anticoagulant; SE, systemic embolism; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.