The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) increases with age, as does the proportion of
patients with frailty. AF patients with frailty have a higher risk of stroke than those without …

Background despite a large and growing population of older people with frailty and atrial
fibrillation (AF), there is a lack of guidance on optimal AF management in this high-risk …

Background: Although anticoagulation is the key treatment to prevent stroke in patients with
atrial fibrillation (AF), including elderly patients, anticoagulation is sometimes withheld for …

Background: Elderly adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at increased risk of frailty and
thromboembolic complications. However, studies on the prevalence of frailty in AF patients …

Objective: to investigate the impact of frailty on the utilisation of antithrombotics and on
clinical outcomes in older people with atrial fibrillation (AF). Design: prospective study of a …

Frailty is an important prognostic factor in older adults with cardiovascular diseases. We aim
to describe the characteristics of elderly hospitalised frail patients with non-valvular atrial …

Background: Frail patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are less likely to receive anticoagulation
than nonfrail patients with AF despite frailty being associated with poorer clinical outcomes …

Objective This study explored whether anticoagulation is safe for frail and non-frail elderly
patients who have nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Methods At hospital discharge, the …

Recently, we have carefully read a published article entitled “Effects of Anticoagulant
Therapy and Frailty in the Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation” by Ding et al in Clinical …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and frailty are both associated with advanced age. Oral
anticoagulants (OAC) effectively prevent strokes in AF patients but are underutilized in the …