Direct oral anticoagulants for Japanese atrial fibrillation in the elderly

J Cardiol. 2018 Mar;71(3):323-324. doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2017.10.010. Epub 2017 Nov 17.

Authors

Yusuke Kondo¹, Keitaro Senoo², Yoshio Kobayashi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Advanced Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: yuusukondou-circ@umin.ac.jp.
² Department of Advanced Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan; Department of Arrhythmia, Koseika Takeda Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.

PMID: 29153742
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2017.10.010

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Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Direct oral anticoagulants; Elderly.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Aged
Anticoagulants
Atrial Fibrillation*
Humans
Registries
Rivaroxaban
Warfarin

Substances

Anticoagulants
Warfarin
Rivaroxaban