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Title
Oral anticoagulation and hemorrhagic complications in an elderly population with atrial fibrillation.
Authors
Copland, M; Walker, I D; Tait, R C
Abstract
Warfarin sodium therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation markedly reduces the incidence of embolic stroke. However, in elderly patients warfarin therapy is often underused owing to the perceived higher risk of hemorrhagic complications.
Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2001, Vol 161, Issue 17, p2125