Anticoagulation therapy in older patients at risk for syncopal and not-syncopal fall and/or frailty. An AcEMC-GIMSI multidisciplinary consensus document

Anticoagulation therapy in older patients at risk for syncopal and not-syncopal fall and/or frailty. An AcEMC-GIMSI multidisciplinary consensus document

In aged patients, the most frequent indications for anticoagulation are atrial fibrillation (AF) and venous thromboembolism for stroke and systemic embolism prevention. Despite systemic anticoagulation recommended by current guidelines for patients over 65 years, in clinical practice up to 50 % of e...

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Main Authors: Ivo Casagranda, Andrea Ungar, Carolina Prevaldi, Pasquale Abete, Sergio Biagioni, Attilio Del Rosso, Michele Diamanti, Alessandra Fanciulli, Stefano Fumagalli, Raffaello Furlan, Roberto Lerza, Carlo Locatelli, Roberto Maggi, Chiara Mussi, Filippo Numeroso, Filippo Rabajoli, Sophie Testa, Marco Tomaino, Michele Brignole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020-03-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
Subjects:
Anticoagulation therapy
atrial fibrillation
venous thromboembolism
syncope
accidental falls
hemorrage
Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/8838

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