Risk of Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation After Dabigatran or Rivaroxaban Discontinuation - Data from the Ljubljana Registry.

BACKGROUND AND AIM:Interruption of anticoagulant treatment with warfarin or non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) represents a vulnerable period with an increased risk of thromboembolic events. What is the incidence of thromboembolic events in real-life patients with non-valvular atria...

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Main Authors: Nina Vene, Alenka Mavri, Mirjam Gubenšek, Gregor Tratar, Tjaša Vižintin Cuderman, Maja Pohar Perme, Aleš Blinc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4900606?pdf=render