Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5678939 | European Journal of Internal Medicine | 2017 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
In this review we will focus on the main barriers to anticoagulant therapy prescription in older patients and summarize the available evidences on the efficacy and safety of vitamin K antagonists and direct oral anticoagulants in this population. The encouraging evidence of a higher net clinical benefit of direct oral anticoagulants compared with warfarin should hopefully widen the treatment options also for frail individuals, thereby allowing a greater number of patients to be treated according to current international guidelines.
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Authors
Mario Bo, Enrica Grisoglio, Enrico Brunetti, Yolanda Falcone, Niccolò Marchionni,