Effectiveness and safety of vitamin K antagonists and new anticoagulants in the prevention of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation in older adults – a systematic review of reviews and the development of recommendations to reduce inappropriate prescribing

BACKGROUND: Oral anticoagulants are used for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia in older adults. The aim of our study was to identify the evidence on the risks and benefits of anticoagulant use among adults aged ≥65 years with atrial fibrillati...

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Autores principales: Sommerauer, Christina, Schlender, Lisa, Krause, Mark, Weißbach, Sabine, Rieckert, Anja, Martinez, Yolanda V, Reeves, David, Renom-Guiteras, Anna, Kunnamo, Ilkka, Sönnichsen, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
Materias:
Systematic Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5647558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29047348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0573-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5647558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29047348
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0573-6

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