Oral anticoagulant treatment in atrial fibrillation: the AFIRMA real-world study using natural language processing and machine learning.

Journal: Revista clinica espanola
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Oral anticoagulation (OAC) is key in atrial fibrillation (AF) thromboprophylaxis, but Spain lacks substantial real-world evidence. We aimed to analyze the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and treatment patterns among patients with AF undertaking OAC, using natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML).

Authors

  • J Cosín-Sales
    Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: jcosinsales@gmail.com.
  • M Anguita
    Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain.
  • C Suárez
    Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
  • C Arias-Cabrales
    Savana Research S.L., Madrid, Spain.
  • L Martínez-Sanchez
    Savana Research S.L., Madrid, Spain.
  • D Arumi
    Departamento Médico, Pfizer España, Madrid, Spain.
  • S Fernández de Cabo
    Departamento Médico, Pfizer España, Madrid, Spain.