Appropriateness of dabigatran dosing in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF): A retrospective study conducted in a tertiary care university hospital in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia

Background: Establishment of thromboembolism prevention remains a challenge despite the widespread consensus that thromboprophylaxis safely reduces patient morbidity and mortality. Dabigatran is a nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) which reduces the risk of thromboembolism. Proper dos...

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Main Authors: Nasser Alali, Mahmoud Hassan Mahmoud, Mousa Ayesh Alharbi, Sami Nimer Ghazal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731518303233