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Apixaban for the treatment of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism and left atrial appendage thrombus refractory to optimal anticoagulation with warfarin: a case report

BACKGROUND: Concomitant venous thromboembolism (VTE) and left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus associated with cancer is exceedingly rare. The use of direct factor Xa inhibitors in patients with cancer is controversial. CASE SUMMARY: We report a rare case of concomitant VTE and LAA thrombus in an 85-...

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Autores principales: Koga, Masashi, Sugimoto, Atsuhiko, Furo, Masaki, Iseki, Harukazu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6426013/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31020211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/yty135