Antiplatelet therapy is not a safer alternative to oral anticoagulants, even in older hospital-discharged patients with atrial fibrillation
Although oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) is recommended for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), it is widely underused among older patients, who are frequently prescribed antiplatelet therapy (APT) instead. We assessed mortality and incidence of ischemic and hemorrhagic events according to pres...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2016-10-01
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Series: | Geriatric Care |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/gc/article/view/6120 |