Clinical frailty is independently associated with non-prescription of anticoagulants in older patients with atrial fibrillation
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Anticoagulants are underused in older patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Scoring systems, such as CHA
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Data were gathered retrospectively over 3 months on individuals admitted under a medical team to a tertiary teaching hospital in the UK. Demographics, AF history, CHA
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A total of 419 patients with known AF were included. Of these, 215 were not anticoagulated (51.3%) on admission. Non-anticoagulated individuals were older (median age 87 years, [interquartile range (IQR) 7] vs 83 years [IQR 6], P < 0.001), more likely to be frail (81.4% vs 52.5%, P < 0.001) and had lower CHA
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Frailty is associated with non-prescription of anticoagulants, independently of CHA
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1447-0594