Clinical Study
Could Some Geriatric Characteristics Hinder the Prescription of Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly?
Table 1
Characteristics of the 142 old patients with AF.
| | Mean (SD) or % | Median | Min | Max |
| % anticoagulation | 61% | | | | AVK | 50% | | | | LMWH | 11% | | | | % aspirin alone | 16% | | | | % association therapy | | | | | Sintrom + aspirin | 24% | | | | LMWH + aspirin | 5% | | | | CHADS2 (points) | 2.4 (1.2) | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | % CHADS2 ≥ 2 | 73% | | | | Institution (long term care) | 31% | | | | Number of classes of drugs | 7.6 (3.2) | 7.0 | 0 | 20 | Ability to manage drug therapy | | | | | Alone | 51% | | | | Alone if prepared | 33% | | | | Not possible | 17% | | | | ISAR (points) | 3.4 (1.7) | 3 | 0 | 6 | % ISAR ≥ 1 | 98% | | | | % ISAR ≥ 2 | 84% | | | | GDS (points) | 0.8 (1.4) | 0 | 0 | 4 | % GDS > 1 | 33% | | | | % fallers < 6 months | 34% | | | | % weight loss | 34% | | | | % albumin < 3.5 g/100 mL | 25% | | | | Hospitalizations | 76% | | | |
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AVK: antivitamin K drug; LMWH: low molecular weight heparin; ISAR: identification of senior at risk; GDS: geriatric depression scale.
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