Clinical Performance of Oral Anticoagulants in Elderly with Atrial Fibrillation and Low Body Weight: Insight into Italian Cohort of PREFER-AF and PREFER-AF Prolongation Registries
Background: Elderly patients are at high risk of both ischaemic and bleeding events, and the low body weight is considered a risk factor for major bleeding in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients on anticoagulation therapy. The aim of our study was to compare the safety and effectiveness of non-vitamin...
Main Authors: | Vincenzo Russo, Emilio Attena, Matteo Baroni, Roberta Trotta, Marius Constantin Manu, Paulus Kirchhof, Raffaele De Caterina |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/13/3751 |
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