Decision of Anticoagulation in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation in the Real World in the Non-Antivitamin K Anticoagulants Era.

Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) have five times higher risk of stroke than the general population. Anticoagulation (ACO) in NVAF is a class I indication after assessing the CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED scores. However, in the real world, NVAF patients receive less ACO than needed due to patients' comorbidities that can be assessed by the Charlson comorbidity index (CCI).

Silver surfers from a European perspective: technology communication usage among European seniors.

Filling a gap in our understanding of how senior citizens use information and communication technologies (ICTs), we identified several profiles of technology communication use among European seniors (aged 65+). These profiles include: , and We outline the importance of a broader distinction, one that surpasses the non-user and user dichotomy, and explores the singularities of the seniors who overcome the challenge of adopting and using ICT. We consider the concept as a starting point for the theoretical background that we reviewed in order to explain the process through which senior citizens accept and adopt this technology.