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Antithrombotic therapy in elderly patients requires interdisciplinary management to balance complex thrombosis and bleeding risks.
This review provides an overview of antithrombotic therapy management in elderly patients with comorbidities, emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach to balance thrombosis and bleeding risks.
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Supports multidisciplinary antithrombotic decisions in elderly patients with comorbidities; leaves open optimal regimens pending prospective trials.
Compared with younger people, elderly people have higher risks for both thrombosis and bleeding. Furthermore, comorbidities frequently found in elderly patients complicate the management of antithrombotic therapy. Thus, when treating these patients, physicians often find it difficult to incorporate the principles of evidence-based medicine and must determine the best treatment option for each patient. Recently, in the fields of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases, researchers have been rapidly accumulating new data regarding antithrombotic therapy, particularly in the areas of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). However, information related to elderly patients receiving antithrombotic therapy is still relatively limited. There are also more and more publications describing how antithrombotic therapy affects the pathogenesis of non-thrombotic diseases. Similarly, the number of reports concerning adherence to this therapy has been increasing lately. However, no review articles detailing these findings have yet been published. In actual clinical practice, antithrombotic therapy in the elderly is not a treatment strategy targeted to only one organ or disease. Rather, it requires an interdisciplinary approach aimed at maintaining the overall health of the patient. Thus, to assist physicians' decision-making processes for elderly patients, an overview of recent findings related to the evidence regarding concomitant medications, the secondary benefits of antithrombotic therapy for patients with comorbidities, and evidence regarding medication adherence is provided.
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Arahata et al. (2018) conducted a review in Elderly patients requiring antithrombotic therapy. Antithrombotic therapy (DOACs and DAPT) was evaluated. Antithrombotic therapy in elderly patients requires an interdisciplinary approach to manage the complex risks of thrombosis and bleeding associated with multiple comorbidities.
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