Frailty and cognitive impairment are not reasons to withhold anticoagulation in people with atrial fibrillation but screening could guide management

Stephanie L Harrison; Asangaedem Akpan; Gregory Y H Lip

doi:10.1111/jgs.17142

Frailty and cognitive impairment are not reasons to withhold anticoagulation in people with atrial fibrillation but screening could guide management

Stephanie L Harrison, Asangaedem Akpan, Gregory Y H Lip

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Abstract

Oral anticoagulants (OACs) reduce the risk of stroke for people with atrial fibrillation (AF), and OACs are recommended in evidence-based guidelines for most people with AF.¹ The net clinical benefit of OACs compared with no treatment or aspirin is clear for most people with AF, apart from those at lowest stroke risk.² The common risk factors for incident AF are also risk factors for stroke and bleeding in AF.³

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1807-1810
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Volume	69
Issue number	7
Early online date	24 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17142
Publication status	Published - Jul 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Frailty
Atrial fibrillation
Cognitive impairment
Oral anticoagulants
Stroke

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