Anticoagulant-related bleeding in older persons with atrial fibrillation: physicians' fears often unfounded

M Man-Son-Hing, A Laupacis - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Background Many studies have documented the underuse of anticoagulant (ie, warfarin
sodium) therapy as stroke prophylaxis in older persons with atrial fibrillation. Failure to …

[HTML][HTML] Patients' perspectives on taking warfarin: qualitative study in family practice

GC Dantas, BV Thompson, JA Manson, CS Tracy… - BMC family …, 2004 - Springer
Background Despite the well-documented benefits of using warfarin to prevent stroke,
physicians remain reluctant to initiate therapy, and especially so with the elderly owing to the …

Anticoagulation therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation

SJ Connolly - CMAJ, 2000 - Can Med Assoc
The new series in CMAJ on the en-vironment1 is long overdue. With respect to the issue of
medical-waste incineration, 2 years ago I set the year 2000 as the target date for shutting …