Efficacy of anticoagulation for secondary stroke prevention in older people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a prospective case series study | Zendy

Georgios Tsivgoulis | Zendy; Konstantinos Spengos | Zendy; Nikolaos Zakopoulos | Zendy; Efstathios Manios | Zendy; Vassilios Peppes | Zendy; Konstantinos Vemmos | Zendy

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Efficacy of anticoagulation for secondary stroke prevention in older people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a prospective case series study

Author(s) -

Georgios Tsivgoulis,

Konstantinos Spengos,

Nikolaos Zakopoulos,

Efstathios Manios,

Vassilios Peppes,

Konstantinos Vemmos

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afi004

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , secondary prevention , prospective cohort study , cardiology , mechanical engineering , engineering

Despite large randomised trials that demonstrated the efficacy of oral anticoagulants in the primary and secondary prevention of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), anticoagulation therapy remains largely under-used in older patients, who are at risk of first ever or recurrent stroke. The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of anticoagulation therapy on long-term prognosis in the oldest old stroke patients with AF after adjusting for baseline risk factors.

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