Journal article
Oral Anticoagulation Treatment in the Elderly: A Nested, Prospective, Case-Control Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whether elderly patients are at increased risk of complications during oral anticoagulant treatment (OAT) is still a matter of debate.
METHOD: Bleeding and thrombotic events occurring during OAT in 461 patients, aged 75 years or older when they started OAT, and in 461 patients younger than 70 years, matched for sex, OAT indication, and treating center, were examined in a prospective, multicenter, inception-cohort study.
Authors
Palareti G; Hirsh J; Legnani C; Manotti C; D'Angelo A; Pengo V; Moia M; Guazzaloca G; Musolesi S; Coccheri S
Journal
JAMA Internal Medicine, Vol. 160, No. 4, pp. 470–478
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
February 28, 2000
DOI
10.1001/archinte.160.4.470
ISSN
2168-6106