Does propensity to fall affect the choice of antithrombotic therapy to prevent stroke in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation?
Propensity to fall is not an important factor when choosing antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation.
For elderly patients with atrial fibrillation, the choice of optimal therapy to prevent stroke depends on many clinical factors, especially their baseline risk of stroke. However, patients' propensity to fall is not an important factor in this decision.
Man‐Son‐Hing et al. (Mon,) studied this question.