Effect of age on stroke prevention therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation: the atrial fibrillation investigators.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stroke risk increases with age in patients who have nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. It is uncertain whether the efficacy of stroke prevention therapies in atrial fibrillation changes as patients age. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of age on the relat...

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Main Authors: van Walraven, C, Hart, R, Connolly, S, Austin, P, Mant, J, Hobbs, F, Koudstaal, P, Petersen, P, Perez-Gomez, F, Knottnerus, J, Boode, B, Ezekowitz, MD, Singer, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009