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Modern role for clopidogrel in management of atrial fibrillation and stroke reduction

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. The prevalence of AF increases sharply in old age (prevalence approximately 10% among persons 80 years of age and older). The expected risk for ischemic stroke is increased five-fold by the presence of AF, primarily as a resul...

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Autores principales: Maegdefessel, Lars, Azuma, Junya, Tsao, Philip S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20234784