Safety of oral anticoagulation in elderly atrial fibrillation patients to prevent strokes.
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Safety of Oral Anticoagulation in Elderly Atrial Fibrillation Patients to Prevent Strokes To the Editor: With great interest we read the article by Hylek et al who showed that among 405 hospitalized elderly patients with atrial fibrillation, only 51% were discharged on oral anticoagulation (OAC).1 Of the remaining patients, 98% had contraindications. Among patients older than 80 years, falls were the most often physician-cited reasons for not prescribing OAC, followed by hemorrhage. However, the following concerns regard methods, results, interpretation of the data and conclusions drawn from the findings:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Stroke
دوره 37 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006