Frailty and Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients Aged 65 Years or Older with Atrial Fibrillation

Frailty and Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients Aged 65 Years or Older with Atrial Fibrillation

Background: Elderly adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at increased risk of frailty and thromboembolic complications. However, studies on the prevalence of frailty in AF patients and data on the relationship between frailty and the use of anticoagulants are limited. Methods: We conducted a c...

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Main Authors: Jiapeng Liu, Xin Du, Mengmeng Li, Zhaoxu Jia, Shangxin Lu, Sanshuai Chang, Ribo Tang, Rong Bai, Jianzeng Dong, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Changsheng Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Compuscript Ltd 2020-01-01
Series:Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/CVIA.2019.0562

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