Inadequate anticoagulant treatment for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
Apr. 1, 2016 - VBWG Meeting at ACC 2016, Chicago, IL, USA - Christian T. Ruff, MD - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USADespite the availability of effective and safer novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs), as compared with vitamin K antagonists, many high risk patients with atrial fibrillation receive inadequate anticoagulation for stroke prevention. Still too much aspirin is used, which is not effective at preventing stroke.
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Vascular Biology Working Group Meeting at ACC 2016, Chicago, IL, USA
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Christian T. Ruff, MD - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA