Is Anticoagulation Necessary for Severely Disabled Cardioembolic Stroke Survivors?

Is Anticoagulation Necessary for Severely Disabled Cardioembolic Stroke Survivors?

<i>Background and Objectives:</i> Oral anticoagulants are the hallmark of cardioembolic stroke prevention, but they are frequently underused, especially in elderly patients and patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. In our paper, we analyzed the long-term outcome of severely disab...

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Main Authors: Kristaps Jurjans, Baiba Vikmane, Janis Vetra, Evija Miglane, Oskars Kalejs, Zanda Priede, Andrejs Millers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
cardioembolic stroke
stroke functional outcome
stroke mortality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/9/586

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