Different safety profiles of oral anticoagulants in very elderly non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients. A retrospective propensity score matched cohort study

Int J Cardiol. 2018 Aug 15:265:103-107. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.04.117. Epub 2018 Apr 25.

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Clinic, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
² Epidemiological Department (SER), Veneto Region, Padua, Italy.
³ Unified Pharmaceutical Coordination Centre (CRUF), Veneto Region, Venice, Italy.
⁴ Cardiology Clinic, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy. Electronic address: vittorio.pengo@unipd.it.

PMID: 29728333
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.04.117

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Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Elderly; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Intracranial bleeding; NOACs; Well-managed VKA.

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Aged, 80 and over
Anticoagulants / administration & dosage*
Anticoagulants / adverse effects
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy*
Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology*
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hemorrhage / chemically induced
Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Hemorrhage / epidemiology
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Propensity Score*
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Anticoagulants