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Limitations in Contemporary Pharmacological Stroke Prevention Therapies in Atrial Fibrillation: A Descriptive Literature Review

The most common arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation (AF), increases with age and is associated with a 5-fold increased risk of stroke. Although lifelong oral anticoagulation (OAC) is strongly recommended for stroke prevention in patients with AF and CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc ≥ 2 only 50–60% of patients in Wester...

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Autores principales: Garot, Philippe, Bergmann, Martin W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10607152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37892737
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12206594