Comment on the European guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 543-544

  Said, Samir M ^a   Braun Dullaeus, Ruediger C ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; THROMBIN INHIBITOR;

AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY EMBOLISM; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEMORY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGE FACTORS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EUROPE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 80051670479     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-010-0280-1     Document Type: Letter

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