Recommendations for thromboprophylaxis in the 2012 focused update of the ESC guidelines on atrial fibrillation: A commentary

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 615-626

  Lip, G Y H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Guidelines; Stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; APIXABAN; CLOPIDOGREL; D DIMER; DABIGATRAN; DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR A; RIVAROXABAN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; WARFARIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOLOGY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 84876182786     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12140     Document Type: Review

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