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PLOS ONE is holding a Call For Papers on Aging in Health and Disease to highlight the latest research in this field. We interviewed Professor Edison Vidal, PLOS ONE Geriatrics and Gerontology Section Editor, to learn about his research in Geriatric Medicine, and to gain his perspective on the societal impact of aging research.
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of frailty in the context of atrial fibrillation (AF); to identify the most commonly used frailty instruments in AF; and to describe the effect of frailty on non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC) prescription for stroke prevention in adults with AF. Methods: A systematic search of databases, including Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and CINAHL, was conducted using search terms including “atrial fibrillation,” “frailty,” and “anticoagulation.” A narrative synthesis was undertaken. ...