Burden of oral anticoagulation in embolic stroke of undetermined source without atrial fibrillation

Abstract Objective Prevention of recurrent stroke in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) is challenging. The advent of safer anticoagulation in the form of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) has prompted exploration of prophylactic anticoagulation for all ESUS patients, rather...

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Main Authors: Klaus K. Witte, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Matthew R. Reynolds, Stelios I. Tsintzos, Simon Eggington, Eleni Ismyrloglou, Julie Lyon, Marianne Huynh, Marta Egea, Bonnie de Brouwer, Paul D. Ziegler, Noreli Franco, Rashmi Joglekar, Sarah C. Rosemas, Shufeng Liu, Vincent Thijs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-01967-x