Do Anticoagulants Preserve Function and Quality of Life in Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation?

Shah, Sachin J; Covinsky, Kenneth E · NEJM Evid · 2022

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Anticoagulants in Older Adults with Atrial FibrillationAn 82-year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes is seen in the clinic for newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation. She uses a walker and fell twice last year. She completes activities of daily living independently. Should she be prescribed an anticoagulant?

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