disease interaction(s) of atrial fibrillation with frailty
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Introduction
Interaction:
- in older frail patients with atrial fibrillation, switching from warfarin to a direct oral anticoagulant was associated with increased bleeding without reduction of thromboembolism[1]
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joosten LPT, van Doorn S, van de Ven PM et al Safety of Switching From a Vitamin K Antagonist to a Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant in Frail Older Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Results of the FRAIL-AF Randomized Controlled Trial. Circulation. 2024 Jan 23;149(4):279-289. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37634130 Free article. Clinical Trial. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.066485