Rivaroxaban as an effective alternative to warfarin in a patient with atrial fibrillation, thrombophilia, and left atrial appendage thrombus: a case report

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. It is responsible for up to 20% of all ischemic strokes. Rate control and anticoagulation are crucial for atrial fibrillation management and stroke prevention. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of an 84-year-old Italian woma...

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Autores principales: Scarano, Michele, Casale, Matteo, Mantini, Cesare, Imbalzano, Egidio, Consorti, Cristiana, Clemente, Daniela, Dattilo, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28390428
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1249-8

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