Title of article :
Warfarin versus aspirin for stroke prevention in an elderly community population with atrial fibrillation (the Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Treatment of the Aged Study, BAFTA): a randomised controlled trial
Author/Authors :
Jonathan Mant، نويسنده , , FD Richard Hobbs، نويسنده , , Kate Fletcher، نويسنده , , Andrea Roalfe، نويسنده , , David Fitzmaurice، نويسنده , , Gregory Y.H Lip، نويسنده , , Ellen Murray on behalf of the BAFTA investigators ، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Background
Anticoagulants are more effective than antiplatelet agents at reducing stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation, but whether this benefit outweighs the increased risk of bleeding in elderly patients is unknown. We assessed whether warfa
