Warfarin Treatment and All-Cause Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the relationship between warfarin treatment and different strata of all-cause mortality risk assessed using the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) based on information collected using the Standardized Multidimensional Assessment Schedule for Adults and Aged Persons (SVaMA) in community-dwelling older adults with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Design

Retrospective observational study.

Setting

Older community-dwelling adults who underwent a SVaMA evaluation establishing accessibility to homecare services and nursing home admission from 2005 to 2013 in the Padova Health District, Italy.

Participants

Community-dwelling individuals with AF aged 65 and older (N = 1,827).

Measurements

Participants were classified as being at mild (MPI-

SUBMITTER: Pilotto A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6125774 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature