The Effect and Safety of Different Intensity Anticoagulation Therapy in Elderly Patients With Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation

Summary

Current guidelines recommend standard warfarin anticoagulation international normalized ratio (INR) goal of 2.0-3.0 in adults with non valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). The investigators hypothesized that low-intensity warfarin (INR 1.5-2.0) has the same effectiveness and better security in elderly patients (\>75) with NVAF.

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Start

2010-01

Primary completion

2012-01

Completion

2012-04

Publications

• Wu J, Wang J, Jiang S, Xu J, Di Q, Zhou C, Min X, Pang S, Wang H, Xu D, Guo Y. The efficacy and safety of low intensity warfarin therapy in Chinese elderly atrial fibrillation patients with high CHADS2 risk score. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 10;167(6):3067-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.078. Epub 2012 Nov 28. No abstract available.

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