title: Antithrombotic therapy in the elderly: expert position paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Science, Catholic University Medical School, Largo F Vito 1, Rome 00168, Italy felicita.andreotti@iol.it.
authors.forename: Felicita
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Andreotti
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rocca
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Region Hospital West, Herning/Holstebro, Denmark.
authors.forename: Steen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Husted
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, The LIGHT Laboratories, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Ramzi A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ajjan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jurrien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: ten Berg
authors.affiliation: Medicina 3, Ospedale San Paolo - Dipartimento di SCienze della Salute, UNiversità degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cattaneo
authors.affiliation: Institut de Cardiologie, INSERM UMRS 1166, Allies in Cardiovascular Trials Initiatives and Organized Networks Group, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, 'G. d'Annunzio' University - Ospedale SS. Annunziata, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Caterina
authors.affiliation: Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Keith A A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology B, Oslo University Hospital, and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Sigrun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halvorsen
authors.affiliation: 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, Montleartstrasse 37, Vienna A-1160, Austria.
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine-Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Elaine M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Hylek
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, City Hospital, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK.
authors.forename: Gregory Y H
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lip
authors.affiliation: Institut de Cardiologie, INSERM UMRS 1166, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Montalescot
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santo André, Leiria, Portugal.
authors.forename: Joao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morais
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Patrono
authors.affiliation: Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Freek W A
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Verheugt
authors.affiliation: Uppsala Clinical Research Center and Department of Medical Sciences (Cardiology), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wallentin
authors.affiliation: 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, Montleartstrasse 37, Vienna A-1160, Austria.
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Storey
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000367:Age Factors; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005544:Forecasting; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000188:drug therapy; D058921:Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D058921:Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists