Use of Oral Anticoagulant for Secondary Prevention of Stroke in Very Elderly Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: An Observational Study

Use of Oral Anticoagulant for Secondary Prevention of Stroke in Very Elderly Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: An Observational Study

Background: Oral anticoagulant (OAC) is proven to be more effective than antiplatelet therapy in the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The objective of this study was to determine the effect of age on the prescription of OAC and its actual use by neur...

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Main Authors: Ya-Ju Lin, Helen L. Po
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2011-03-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
antithrombotic therapy
very elderly
anticoagulation
atrial fibrillation
stroke prevention
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959811000093

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