Atrial fibrillation and vascular disease-A bad combination

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 15-20

  Bjerring Olesen, Jonas ^a   Gislason, Gunnar Hilmar ^a   Torp Pedersen, Christian ^a   Lip, Gregory Y H ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; APIXABAN; CLOPIDOGREL; DABIGATRAN; DRONEDARONE; EVEROLIMUS; IRBESARTAN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RAPAMYCIN; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BARE METAL STENT; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DRUG INDICATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855958686     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: 19328737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20955     Document Type: Review

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