Idarucizumab as Antidote to Intracerebral Hemorrhage under Treatment with Dabigatran

Background and Purpose: Non-vitamin K anticoagulants (NOAC) such as dabigatran have become important therapeutic options for the prevention of stroke. Until recently, there were only nonspecific agents to reverse their anticoagulant effects in a case of emergency. Idarucizumab, an antibody fragment...

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Main Authors: Valentin Held, Philipp Eisele, Christoph C. Eschenfelder, Kristina Szabo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/452096