Direct oral anticoagulants for secondary prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

The patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), both permanent and paroxysmal, and history of previous transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke represent a category of patients at high risk of new embolic events, independently of the presence of other risk factors. In these patients, nat...

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Published in:	Italian Journal of Medicine
Main Authors:	Luca Masotti, Mario Di Napoli, Walter Ageno, Davide Imberti, Cecilia Becattini, Maurizio Paciaroni, Daniel Augustin Godoy, Roberto Cappelli, Giancarlo Landini, Grazia Panigada, Ido Iori, Domenico Prisco, Giancarlo Agnelli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PAGEPress Publications 2013-12-01
Subjects:	atrial fibrillation, warfarin, stroke, prophylaxis, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban.
Online Access:	http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/110