Antithrombotic Dilemmas after Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Watchman Device Placement

Antithrombotic therapy for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has dramatically shifted from warfarin, a vitamin K antagonist, to the direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) such as dabigatran, apixaban, and rivaroxaban. In patients with contraindications to oral anticoagulation,...

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Main Authors: Tania Ahuja, Scarlett Murphy, Daniel J. Sartori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5247105