In patients with atrial fibrillation-associated ischemic stroke, anticoagulation is frequently not initiated at discharge primarily due to severe disability, frailty, and fall risk resulting from the stroke.
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Disability and frailty often preclude post-stroke anticoagulation in AF; this cohort study leaves open optimal strategies for frail survivors.
Somerfield et al. (2006) studied this question.
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