Long term anticoagulation is no better than antiplatelet treatment in non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation. Grapefruit juice is source of potentially life threatening adverse drug reactions. Prolongation of QT interval is probably a class effect of fluoroquinolones. Trabucchi M. Anticoagulation to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation. Comprehensive geriatric evaluation should be routine before treatment is started.
General practitioners have to decide best ways of allocating their time.
Cohort was younger than many patients with atrial fibrillation in primary care. Anticoagulation to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation. It's still not clear whether results in secondary care translate to primary care. ONU A. Anticoagulation to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation. Rapid anticoagulant testing is not available in general practitioners' clinics in Japan.