Dabigatran for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: answers to challenging "real-world" questions.

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Published in Thrombosis on May 07, 2012

Authors

Jorge Ferreira1, Daniel Ferreira, Miguel Viana-Baptista, Paulo Bettencourt, Rui Cernadas, Francisco Crespo

Author Affiliations

1: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Avenida Prof. Reinaldo dos Santos, 2790-134 Carnaxide, Portugal.

Associated clinical trials:

Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS) III Trial (IMSIII) | NCT00359424

DAPPAR AF Dabigatran for Peri Procedural Anticoagulation During Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (DAPPARAF) | NCT01468155

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