Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation: Guidelines translated for the clinician

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-174

  Lopes, Renato D ^a   Piccini, Jonathan P ^a   Hylek, Elaine M ^b   Granger, Christopher B ^a   Alexander, John H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antithrombotic therapy; Atrial fibrillation; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; APIXABAN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; CLOPIDOGREL; DABIGATRAN; DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; IDRAPARINUX; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RAZAXABAN; RIVAROXABAN; WARFARIN; XIMELAGATRAN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVERSION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIVER TOXICITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; TERATOGENICITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 56349113186     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-008-0272-4     Document Type: Article

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