A structured literature review and international consensus validation of FORTA labels of oral anticoagulants for long-term treatment of atrial fibrillation in older patients (OAC-FORTA 2019)
Evidence regarding safety and efficacy of oral anticoagulants for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib) in older adults has been assessed regarding the age appropriateness of oral anticoagulants (OAC) according to the FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) classification (OAC-FORTA). Three years after its f...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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05 June 2020
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Drugs & aging
Year: 2020, Volume: 37, Issue: 7, Pages: 539-548 |
| ISSN: | 1179-1969 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40266-020-00771-0 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-020-00771-0 |
| Author Notes: | Farhad Pazan, Ronan Collins, Victor M. Gil, Olivier Hanon, Roland Hardt, Martin Hoffmeister, Pedro Monteiro, Terence J. Quinn, Dieter Ropers, Giuseppe Sergi, Freek W. A. Verheugt, Martin Wehling |
| Summary: | Evidence regarding safety and efficacy of oral anticoagulants for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib) in older adults has been assessed regarding the age appropriateness of oral anticoagulants (OAC) according to the FORTA (Fit fOR The Aged) classification (OAC-FORTA). Three years after its first version (OAC-FORTA 2016), an update was initiated to create OAC-FORTA 2019. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 05.10.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1179-1969 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40266-020-00771-0 |