Stroke prevention in the elderly atrial fibrillation patient with comorbid conditions: focus on non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants

Stroke prevention in the elderly atrial fibrillation patient with comorbid conditions: focus on non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants

Mohit K Turagam, Poonam Velagapudi, Greg C FlakerDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USAAbstract: Stroke prevention in elderly atrial fibrillation patients remains a challenge. There is a high risk of stroke and systemic thromboembolism but a...

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Main Authors: Turagam MK, Velagapudi P, Flaker GC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015-09-01
Series:Clinical Interventions in Aging
Subjects:
Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants
novel oral anticoagulants
warfarin
dabigatran
rivaroxaban
apixaban
edoxaban
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/stroke-prevention-in-the-elderly-atrial-fibrillation-patient-with-como-peer-reviewed-article-CIA

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