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Expert Opinion / My Approach · May 19, 2014

MY APPROACH to the Use of NOACs for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

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Gregory Y. H. Lip MD, FRCP, DFM, FACC, FESC

 

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  2. Camm AJ, Lip GY, De Caterina R, et al. ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines-CPG; Document Reviewers. 2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: an update of the 2010 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation--developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association. Europace. 2012;14(10):1385-1413.
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  7. Huisman MV, Lip GY, Diener HC, et al. Dabigatran etexilate for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation: resolving uncertainties in routine practice. Thromb Haemost. 2012;107(5):838-847.
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