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When facing anticoagulation in an older patient, the high risk of bleeding may outweigh the benefit of preventing stroke. More than 50% of patients over 65 with atrial fibrillation do not receive anticoagulant treatment, when the guidelines recommend almost systematic anticoagulation of patients in this age group.⁴⁸

As mentioned earlier, the risk of bleeding increases with age. Physicians must minimize it by controlling the degree of anticoagulation, its duration, and factors that may predispose to bleeding (falls, digestive tract injury, skin hematomas).