To Your Health, by Dean F. Giannone, M.D.: UPDATE on Coumadin Use in the Elderly

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Monday, December 5, 2005

UPDATE on Coumadin Use in the Elderly

The risk to fall of the elderly population is a strong deterrent to the use of Coumadin. Theoretically, if an elderly person falls while on Coumadin, a significant intracranial bleed might result, with death or severe disability an almost certain result. While this has always been a subjective... Sign in to see full entry.

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