Current strategies of anticoagulation therapy for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Cardioembolic stroke accounts for 20–30% of acute brain infarctions in Japan. This condition is often severe and has poor outcomes. Non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is the most common cardiac source of emboli in cardioembolic stroke. Anticoagulants are recommended for preventing stroke in pat...

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Main Author: Masahiro Yasaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427612000920