Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke. A Review on the Use of Vitamin K Antagonists and Novel Oral Anticoagulants

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia, ranging from 0.1% in patients <55 years to >9% in octogenarian patients. One important issue is represented by the 5-fold increased ischemic stroke risk in AF patients. Hence, the role of anticoagulation is central. Until a few years ago,...

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Autores principales: Caturano, Alfredo, Galiero, Raffaele, Pafundi, Pia Clara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6843417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31547188
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55100617

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6843417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31547188
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina55100617

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