Net Clinical Benefit of Oral Anticoagulation Among Older Adults With Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2019; 12 (11) DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.119.006212 ...

When using current guideline recommendations, the clinical net benefit of starting oral anticoagulation varied widely among patients with atrial fibrillation, according to findings published in ...

Improving the quality of anticoagulation of patients with atrial fibrillation in managed care organizations: results of the managing anticoagulation services trial. Am J Med. 2002;113 (1):42-51. 26.

Cite this: Use of Anticoagulation in Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Who Are at Risk for Falls - Medscape - Apr 01, 2008.

For atrial fibrillation ablation, newer anticoagulant reduces major bleeds Date: March 20, 2017 Source: American College of Cardiology Summary: Uninterrupted treatment with dabigatran, a non ...

The recommendations also lower the age, from 75 years to 65 years, at which patients are considered at risk for stroke, indicating that almost 99% of patients with atrial fibrillation older than ...

Clinical experience with these new anticoagulation agents in association with an AF ablation procedure at the present time is limited. [10–15, 21] In a case-control comparison, Lakkireddy et al ...

Warfarin is a blood-thinning drug that requires continuous blood tests to ensure its efficacy and safety, and there are numerous foods and other drugs that interact with it. Now, another option enters ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have published the first ...

Men had a relative 63% increased risk of death at 3 years compared with women. In addition to sex, the two biggest predictors of death at 3 years were the presence of moderate-to-severe renal failure ...

Adequacy of anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation coming to a hospital. 2000;20:1060-1065. N Engl J Med. 24. Hylek EM, Skates SJ, Sheehan MA, Singer DE.

Key takeaways: Data show early anticoagulation after acute stroke in people with atrial fibrillation is safe when indicated. Risk for recurrent ischemic stroke at 30 days was lower in the early vs ...