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What is the safest anticoagulant to be used in 72 yr patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and hypertension?

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Anticoagulation: Your doctor needs to evaluate the situation and pick an agent that is the best for the individual situation. There are many factors to be considered and a one size fits all recommendation is not in general appropriate.

Answered 2/6/2016

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