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

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, CHADS2 and ATRIA [Anticoagulation and Risk F...

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Main Authors: Ning Zhang, Jay Patel, Zhiyong Chen, Yanhua Zhou, Sybil Crawford, David D. McManus, Jerry Gurwitz, Theresa I. Shireman, Alok Kapoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
anticoagulation
atrial fibrillation
geriatric conditions
long‐term care
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021293

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