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has-bled [2014/04/04 06:05] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1has-bled [2026/10/03 10:19] (current) – [introduction] wh
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     *"Elderly" (Age >= 65)     *"Elderly" (Age >= 65)
     *Drugs/Alcohol Usage     *Drugs/Alcohol Usage
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 +  ***Falls risk is NOT usually a sufficient reason to not anticoagulate patients with AF**
 +    * studies appear to show that an elderly patient would need to be falling at least once a day for the bleeding risk from falls on apixaban to outweigh risk of stroke from AF(([[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475037925002870|2025: To anticoagulate or not to anticoagulate—that is the question in patients with fall risks]]))(([[https://hospitalpharmacyeurope.com/clinical/cardiovascular/risks-of-stopping-anticoagulation-in-older-people-with-af-expert-commentary/]]))
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