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Geriatric Conditions Are Associated With Decreased Anticoagulation Use in Long‐Term Care Residents With Atrial Fibrillation

BACKGROUND: Anticoagulation is the mainstay for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation, but concerns about bleeding inhibit its use in residents of long‐term care facilities. Risk‐profiling algorithms using comorbid disease information (eg, CHADS(2) and ATRIA [Anticoagulation and Ris...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Ning, Patel, Jay, Chen, Zhiyong, Zhou, Yanhua, Crawford, Sybil, McManus, David D., Gurwitz, Jerry, Shireman, Theresa I., Kapoor, Alok
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8475043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34387127
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.021293