Elderly Patient Management Problems: Antithrombotic Therapy Selection Features. Clinical Case

Antithrombotic therapy in the elderly.

Antithrombotic therapy represents the mainstay of treatment for prevention of recurrent ischemic events in patients with atherothrombotic disease processes. Although the benefits of antithrombotic pharmacotherapy in the elderly are well established, the elderly are generally more vulnerable to the adverse effects of antithrombotic drugs. Such higher vulnerability may be related to distinct phar...

Perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy.

The management of patients who require temporary interruption of warfarin therapy because of elective surgery or another invasive procedures is clinically important because of the increasing prevalence of patients who are receiving warfarin and the availability of low-molecular-weight heparins, which facilitate out-of-hospital perioperative anticoagulation. The two main issues that need to be c...

[Clinical features and management of elderly patients with dementia].

Analysis of antithrombotic therapy in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation.

This study aimed to analyze the impact factors and outcome of antithrombotic therapy in elderly patients over 65 years old that suffered from atrial fibrillation (AF). A total of 256 elderly patients with AF over 65 years old were divided into 3 groups: 65-74 years old (N = 86), 75-84 years old (N = 122), and over 85 years old (N = 48). The clinical characteristics, antithrombotic therapy, and ...

Interdisciplinary Trauma Management in an Elderly Patient, A Case Report

The current report reviews a case of mixed dental trauma consequent to a fall by an older patient. The patient's teeth were forced out of alignment by the trauma and suffered pulpal necrosis. Treatment involved not only healing the acute injuries, but also attending to some subtle delayed problems that became apparent during treatment. Treatments involving endodontics, periodontics, orthodontic...