Underuse of anticoagulation in older patients with chronic atrial fibrillation: malpractice or accuracy?

J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999 Aug;47(8):1034-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01303.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
  • Aspirin / therapeutic use
  • Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / prevention & control
  • Chronic Disease
  • Contraindications
  • Depression / complications
  • Drug Utilization
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Malpractice*
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Serum Albumin / analysis
  • Sex Factors
  • Warfarin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Serum Albumin
  • Warfarin
  • Aspirin