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Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: A Clinical Perspective on Trials of the Novel Oral Anticoagulants

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm disturbance; its incidence increases with age, and it is also an independent risk factor for stroke. Anticoagulation has been proven as the most effective way to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with AF, and vitamin K antagonists have been used...

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Autores principales: Morais, João, De Caterina, Raffaele
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4858545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26780749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10557-015-6632-3