Open AccessEffectiveness and safety of oral anticoagulants in older patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis
Author(s) -
Ying Bai,
Shi-Dong Guo,
Hai Deng,
Alena Shantsila,
Laurent Fauchier,
Changsheng Ma,
Gregory Y. H. Lip
Publication year - 2017
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/afx103
Subject(s) - warfarin , medicine , aspirin , atrial fibrillation , vitamin k antagonist , stroke (engine) , antithrombotic , hazard ratio , relative risk , confidence interval , anesthesia , mechanical engineering , engineering
he study analysed the effectiveness and safety of warfarin use compared with warfarin non-use and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients aged ≥65 years.
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