Embolic stroke during apixaban therapy for left atrial appendage thrombus

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages e101-e102

  Ohyagi, Masaki ^a   Nakamura, Kazuha ^a   Watanabe, Mutsufusa ^a   Fujigasaki, Hiroto ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN BOKUTOH HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography; Novel oral anticoagulants; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

APIXABAN; D DIMER; HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM THROMBOSIS; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE THROMBUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; THROMBOSIS;

ATRIAL APPENDAGE; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FACTOR XA INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAZOLES; PYRIDONES; STROKE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84933278357     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.11.031     Document Type: Article

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