Choosing a particular oral anticoagulant and dose for stroke prevention in individual patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Part 1

European Heart Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 852-859

  Diener, Hans Christoph ^a   Aisenberg, James ^b   Ansell, Jack ^c   Atar, Dan ^d   Breithardt, Günter ^e   Eikelboom, John ^f   Ezekowitz, Michael D ^g,h,i   Granger, Christopher B ^j   Halperin, Jonathan L ^b   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^k   Hylek, Elaine M ^l   Kirchhof, Paulus ^e,m   Lane, Deirdre A ^m   Verheugt, Freek W A ⁿ   Veltkamp, Roland ^o   Lip, Gregory Y H ^m,p  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^f MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^h THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ LANKENAU INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^j DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^l BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^o IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^p AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Non valvular atrial fibrillation; Non vitamin K oral antagonist; Stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHADS2 SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPLICATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; STENT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; CONTRAINDICATIONS, DRUG; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; STROKE;

EID: 85019191552     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv643     Document Type: Review

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