Stroke prevention and guideline adherent antithrombotic treatment in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: A real-world experience

Patients aged ≥75 years with the diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) are at a higher risk of stroke and, according to recent recommendations, should receive oral anticoagulant (OAC) therapy. This study aimed to assess the recommended prophylactic antithrombotic therapy among patients with AF aged...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2020-07, Vol.99 (29), p.e21209-e21209
Main Authors: Gorczyca, Iwona, Jelonek, Olga, Michalska, Anna, Chrapek, Magdalena, Wałek, Paweł, Wożakowska-Kapłon, Beata
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Oral
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anticoagulants - administration & dosage
Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation
Frail Elderly
Humans
Male
Observational Study
Poland
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards
Retrospective Studies
Stroke - prevention & control
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