Antithrombotic treatment in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation: A practical approach

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Fernández, Suárez ^a   Formiga, Francesc ^b   Camafort, Miguel ^c   Rodrigo, Jose Cepeda ^d   Díez Manglano, Jesús ^e   Reino, Pose ^f   Tiberio, Gregorio ^g   Mostaza, Jose María ^h  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL VEGA BAJA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL ROYO VILLANOVA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^g Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Antithrombotic therapy; Apixaban; Atrial fibrillation; Dabigatran; Direct oral anticoagulants; Edoxaban; Elderly; Rivaroxaban; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; APIXABAN; CLOPIDOGREL; DABIGATRAN; EDOXABAN; RIVAROXABAN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANEMIA; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PREFERENCE; ELDERLY CARE; EMBOLISM; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MONOTHERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; COMPLICATION; CONTRAINDICATIONS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 84946230239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-015-0137-7     Document Type: Article

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