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Benefit of Anticoagulation in the Elderly with Atrial Fibrillation

Benefit of Anticoagulation in the Elderly with Atrial Fibrillation

Guidelines recommend oral anticoagulation for all ≥ 75-year-old patients with atrial fibrillation. However, there is little evidence as to its net clinical benefit in the elderly population. This study looked at the life net clinical benefit in atrial fibrillation patients over 75 years of age treated with warfarin or apixaban vs. no treatment. Researchers observed

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