Real-world characteristics of hospitalized frail elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: can we improve the current prescription of anticoagulants?

BACKGROUND: In elderly patients, especially those older than 80 years, atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an almost 25% increased risk of stroke. Stroke prophylaxis with anticoagulants is therefore highly recommended. The prevalence of factors that have been associated with a lower rate of...

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Autores principales: Annoni, Giorgio, Mazzola, Paolo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Science Press 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4826892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27103917
http://dx.doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.03.010

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4826892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27103917
http://dx.doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.03.010

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