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See Latest ArticlesAnticoagulation for stroke prevention in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation, including those with falls and/or early-stage dementia: A single-center, retrospective, observational study
The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, 07/28/09
Jacobs JG et al. – In this well–monitored geriatric population with chronic AF, including patients with falls and/or dementia, a high percentage were prescribed warfarin (85%), with low rates of stroke, hemorrhage, and death at 12 months despite a low TTR. Patients with falls and/or dementia had a high mortality rate (~45%).
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