Contraindications to anticoagulation therapy and eligibility for novel anticoagulants in older patients with atrial fibrillation.
Benjamin Adam SteinbergMelissa A GreinerBradley G HammillLesley H CurtisEmelia J BenjaminSusan R HeckbertJonathan P PicciniPublished in: Cardiovascular therapeutics (2016)
Older adults with atrial fibrillation rarely have absolute contraindications to oral anticoagulation therapy. Among patients without contraindications, most appeared to be eligible for any anticoagulant, and relatively high-risk features appeared not to influence warfarin use.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- venous thromboembolism
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- heart failure
- physical activity
- community dwelling
- middle aged
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- stem cells
- cell therapy
- replacement therapy
- smoking cessation
- coronary artery disease