Risk of heart failure in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation and diabetes taking different oral anticoagulants: a nationwide cohort study

Risk of heart failure in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation and diabetes taking different oral anticoagulants: a nationwide cohort study

Abstract Background Heart failure (HF) is a critical complication in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and diabetes mellitus (DM). Recent preclinical studies suggested that non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) can potentially suppress the progression of cardiac fibrosis...

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Main Authors: Shu-Man Lin, Peter Pin-Sung Liu, Yu-Kang Tu, Edward Chia-Cheng Lai, Jih-I Yeh, Jin-Yi Hsu, Kashif M. Munir, Carol Chiung-Hui Peng, Huei-Kai Huang, Ching-Hui Loh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Oral anticoagulant
Heart failure
Atrial fibrillation
Diabetes mellitus
Elderly
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-022-01688-1

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