Optimal stroke prevention in the geriatric patient with atrial fibrillation: Position paper of an interdisciplinary expert panel;Optimale schlaganfallprävention bei geriatrischen patienten mit vorhofflimmern: Konsensbericht eines interdisziplinären expertengremiums

MMW-Fortschritte der Medizin

Volumn 156, Issue , 2014, Pages 84-88

  Bahrmann, Philipp ^a   Wehling, Martin ^b   Ropers, Dieter ^c   Flohr, Jürgen ^d   Leischker, Andreas ^e   Röther, Joachim ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Krankenhaus Martha Maria   (Germany)

^d Allgemeinmedizinische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

^e Krankenhaus Maria Hilf   (Germany)

^f ASKLEPIOS KLINIK ALTONA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Geriatric patients; Novel anticoagulants; Stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHADS2 SCORE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; AGED; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; COOPERATION; FALLING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN K;

EID: 84922481528     PISSN: 14383276     EISSN: 16133560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15006-014-3480-1     Document Type: Article

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