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Aged; Anticoagulants -- therapeutic use; Atrial Fibrillation -- drug therapy; Comparative Study
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Anticoagulation Therapy For The Elderly With Atrial Fibrillation, Rebecca Hoistad
Anticoagulation Therapy For The Elderly With Atrial Fibrillation, Rebecca Hoistad
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• Atrial fibrillation increases in occurrence as we age with about 9% of patients developing it by age 90. When a patient is diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, one of the drugs that they are prescribed is an anticoagulant. The purpose of this drug is to prevent thrombus formation in addition to preventing an ischemic stroke. Today, there are many options available for anticoagulation therapy. The options include aspirin, vitamin K antagonists like warfarin, factor Xa inhibitors like rivaroxaban and apixaban, direct thrombin inhibitors like dabigatran, and antiplatelet agents such as clopidogrel.
• A review of the literature was done of …