Older patients with AF at higher stroke risk without anticoagulants, say researchers

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By Olivia Bowthorpe

Older patients with atrial fibrillation could be at risk of stroke, heart attack or death if not taking anticoagulation therapy, figures suggest.

Researchers have found that for patients aged 75 years or older, the rate of stroke was just over 3-fold higher among those not taking anticoagulation therapy.¹