Epidemiology, risk profile, management, and outcome in geriatric patients with atrial fibrillation in two long-term care hospitals

Abstract Aim of this study was investigate the prevalence and incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and to describe the clinical characteristics, risk profiles, and types of anticoagulant therapy for stroke prevention and the clinical outcomes in persons admitted to a long-term care hospital. We con...

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Main Authors: Gernot Wagner, Michael Smeikal, Christoph Gisinger, Deddo Moertl, Stephan Nopp, Gerald Gartlehner, Ingrid Pabinger, Gerald Ohrenberger, Cihan Ay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22013-6