Oral anticoagulant use and the development of new cerebral microbleeds in cardioembolic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation.

<h4>Objective</h4>Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) marker for cerebral small vessel disease. Existing CMBs and those that newly develop are associated with the risks of stroke incidence and recurrence. The purpose of the present study was to investigate...

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Main Authors: Toshitaka Umemura, Shinichi Mashita, Takahiko Kawamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238456