Cardiac embolism and new possibilities for prevention of thrombotic events

The paper considers the main causes of cardiac embolic events. It is emphasized that atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for systemic embolism. Main approaches to assessing the risk of stroke/systemic embolisms and their prevention using the currently available anticoagulants are given.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: N. A. Shostak
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: ABV-press 2014-07-01
Series:Klinicist
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Online Access:https://klinitsist.abvpress.ru/Klin/article/view/29