Ischaemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter who are prescribed or continuing to take anticoagulation therapy at hospital discharge.

Inpatient hospitalisations for patients prescribed or continuing to take anticoagulation therapy at hospital discharge.

Inpatient hospitalisations for patients with a principal diagnosis of ischaemic stroke, and a history of atrial ablation, or current or history of atrial fibrillation/flutter.

• Inpatient hospitalisations for patients admitted for elective carotid intervention. This exclusion is implicitly modelled by only including non-elective hospitalisations. • Inpatient hospitalisations for patients discharged to another hospital • Inpatient hospitalisations for patients who left against medical advice • Inpatient hospitalisations for patients who expired • Inpatient hospitalisations for patients discharged to home for hospice care • Inpatient hospitalisations for patients discharged to a health care facility for hospice care • Inpatient hospitalisations for patients with comfort measures documented

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