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Acute, periprocedural and longterm antithrombotic therapy in older adults
Andreotti, Felicita; Geisler, Tobias; Collet, Jean-Philippe; Gigante, Bruna; Gorog, Diana A; Halvorsen, Sigrun; Lip, Gregory Y H; Morais, JoãoThe first international guidance on antithrombotic therapy in the elderly came from the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Thrombosis in 2015. This same group has updated its previous report on antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs for older patients with acute or chronic coronary syndromes, atrial fibrillation, or undergoing surgery or procedures typical of the elderly (transcatheter aortic valve i...
Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants and atrial fibrillation guidelines...
Camm, A. John; Pinto, Fausto J.; Hankey, Graeme J.; Andreotti, Felicita; Hobbs, F. D. RichardStroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an independent risk factor for stroke, increasing the risk five-fold. Strokes in patients with AF are more likely than other embolic strokes to be fatal or cause severe disability and are associated with higher healthcare costs, but they are also preventable. Current guidelines recommend that all patients with AF who are...