Indecision in the clinical practice of anticoagulation for brief atrial arrhythmias after cryptogenic stroke

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Khan, Muhib ^a   Miller, Daniel J ^b   Schultz, Lonni R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cardiologist; Cryptogenic stroke; long term cardiac monitoring; vascular neurologist

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NEUROLOGIST; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELECARDIOLOGY; TELEMETRY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPECIALIZATION; STANDARDS; STROKE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPECIALIZATION; STROKE; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889015548     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.05.019     Document Type: Article

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