Many elderly patients with atrial fib AREN'T getting an anticoagulant (warfarin, etc) to prevent strokes
Many elderly patients with atrial fib AREN'T getting an anticoagulant (warfarin, etc) to prevent strokes.
Only about 50% of older atrial fib patients who qualify for an anticoagulant actually get one.
This is often due to concerns about falls...and subsequent bleeding.
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