Journal article
Warfarin versus aspirin for stroke prevention in an elderly community population with atrial fibrillation (the Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Treatment of the Aged Study, BAFTA): a randomised controlled trial.
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BACKGROUND: Anticoagulants are more effective than antiplatelet agents at reducing stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation, but whether this benefit outweighs the increased risk of bleeding in elderly patients is unknown. We assessed whether warfarin reduced risk of major stroke, arterial embolism, or other intracranial haemorrhage compared with aspirin in elderly patients. METHODS: 973 patients aged 75 years or over (mean age 81.5 years, SD 4.2) with atrial fibrillation were recruit...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Lancet
- Volume:
- 370
- Issue:
- 9586
- Pages:
- 493-503
- Publication date:
- 2007-08-01
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- EISSN:
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1474-547X
- ISSN:
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0140-6736
- Source identifiers:
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122528
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:122528
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- pubs:122528
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 2007
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