@article{ref1,
title="Fall risk and anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation in the elderly: a delicate balance",
journal="Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine",
year="2017",
author="Hagerty, Tracy and Rich, Michael W.",
volume="84",
number="1",
pages="35-40",
abstract="Guidelines for managing atrial fibrillation recommend systemic anticoagulation for almost all patients age 65 and older, but in practice up to 50% of older patients do not receive maintenance anticoagulation therapy. The most common reason physicians cite for withholding anticoagulation in older patients with atrial fibrillation is a perception of a high risk of falling and associated bleeding, especially intracranial hemorrhage.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Cleveland Clinic.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0891-1150",
doi="10.3949/ccjm.84a.16016",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16016"
}