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. 2019 Nov;113(5):948–957. doi: 10.5935/abc.20190190

Table 3.

Medical therapy during in-hospital stay Values are percentage (%)

  All Group 1 - No AF Group 2 - New onset AF p
Aspirin 98.6 98.6 99.2 0.349
Clopidogrel 86.7 86.6 89.3 0.138
Ticagrelor 17.6 17.9 12.3 0.042
Prasugrel 0 0 0  
Other AP 5.4 5.5 5.2 0.859
GPIIbIIIa inhibitors 33.6 33.5 35.8 0.362
UFH 46.3 46.3 45.6 0.784
Fondaparinux 6.1 6.0 7.7 0.185
Bivalirudin 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.512
LMWH 45.1 44.3 58.2 < 0.001
Vitamin K antagonists 1.3 1.0 5.2 < 0.001
NOAC 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.106
Beta-blockers 79.6 80.2 69.5 < 0.001
ACE inhibitors/ARB 86.3 86.6 80.8 0.002
Aldosterone antagonists 13.5 12.6 27.3 < 0.001
Statins 94.6 94.5 95.6 0.364
Diuretics 25.1 23.0 58.5 < 0.001
Amiodarone 6.5 2.9 65.9 < 0.001
Other antiarrhythmic drugs 1.0 0.9 1.9 0.08
Digitalis 0.9 0.3 11.3 < 0.001
Inotropes 7.8 6.6 27.3 < 0.001
Levosimendan 1.0 0.7 5.5 < 0.001

AF: atrial fibrillation; AP: antiplatelet therapy; GpIIb/IIIA inhibitors: Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors; LMWH: low molecular weight heparin; UFH: unfractionated heparin.