Frequency of atrial thrombus formation in patients with atrial fibrillation under treatment with non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants in comparison to vitamin K antagonists: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frequency of atrial thrombus formation in patients with atrial fibrillation under treatment with non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants in comparison to vitamin K antagonists: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background To assess the frequency of left atrium/left atrial appendage (LA/LAA) thrombus under treatment with non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in comparison with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods PubMed, Web of Science™, E...

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Main Authors: Stefan Reers, Georg Karanatsios, Matthias Borowski, Michael Kellner, Michael Reppel, Johannes Waltenberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Thrombus
Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants
NOAC
Atrial fibrillation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40001-018-0350-9

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