Oral antithrombotic agents for the prevention of stroke in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: A science advisory for healthcare professionals from the American heart association/American stroke association - The American academy of neurology affirms the value of this statement as an educational tool for neurologists

Stroke

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3442-3453

  Furie, Karen L ^a   Goldstein, Larry B ^a   Albers, Gregory W ^a   Khatri, Pooja ^a   Neyens, Ron ^a   Turakhia, Mintu P ^a   Turan, Tanya N ^a   Wood, Kathryn A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

AHA Scientific Statements; Antithrombotic therapy; Atrial fibrillation; Stroke prevention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS CLOPIDOGREL; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; APIXABAN; CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; DABIGATRAN; DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE; DRONEDARONE; IRBESARTAN; KETOCONAZOLE; RIVAROXABAN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPEPSIA; EMBOLISM; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); POST HOC ANALYSIS; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART VALVES; HUMANS; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870880553     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STR.0b013e318266722a     Document Type: Article

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