LONG-TERM ORAL ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

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Abstract
Forty-nine patients aged 65–89 years, treated for 6 months-6 years (mean 3.9 years) over a total of 195 patient years, were studied. The efficacy of anticoagulant control or the occurrence of complications or treatment failures did not vary with the age, sex, social status, mobility, visual acuity, domiciliary supervision of medication or the indication for anticoagulation. A significant correlation was observed between the concomitant drug therapy and anticoagulant control ( P P <0.01). The treatment failure rate was 4%.

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