PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Buckley, Rita
ED  - Hylek, Elaine M.
TI  - Anticoagulant Treatment Requires Special Care in the Elderly
DP  - 2013 Sep 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 30--30
VI  - 13
IP  - 13
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/13/30.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/13/30.full
AB  - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a leading reason for physicians to prescribe warfarin treatment in the elderly. The prevalence of AF increases with age [Chen LY, Shen WK. Heart Rhythm 2007]. By 2050, the projected number of persons with AF in the United States will exceed 10 million [Miyasaka Y et al. Circulation 2006], and 12%, or 1 in 8 Americans, will be aged =75 years. This article discusses the need to optimize anticoagulant treatment in the elderly.