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SUBMITTER: Grandone E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7881955 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grandone Elvira E Aucella Filippo F Barcellona Doris D Brunori Giuliano G Forneris Giacomo G Gresele Paolo P Marietta Marco M Poli Daniela D Testa Sophie S Tripodi Armando A Genovesi Simonetta S
Journal of nephrology 20200731 1
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) are mostly prescribed to prevent cardioembolic stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF). An increasing number of guidelines recommend DOAC in AF patients with preserved renal function for the prevention of thromboembolism and an increased use of DOAC in daily practice is recorded also in elderly patients. Aging is associated with a reduction of glomerular filtration rate and impaired renal function, regardless of the cause, increases the ris ...[more]