Antithrombotic drugs in atrial fibrillation

Hidden-Lucet, F.ço.

La Revue du Praticien 52(12): 1324-1328

2002


ISSN/ISBN: 0035-2640
PMID: 12187896
Document Number: 545685
Stroke and peripheral thrombo-embolism are common in all forms of atrial fibrillation which is responsible for a hypercoagulable state. Clinical and echocardiographic risk stratification allow therapeutic recommendations among the different antithrombotic strategies used in randomized studies (adjusted-dose oral anticoagulant, aspirin or a combination of aspirin and low-dose oral anticoagulant) in agreement with recent guidelines from the European and American associations of cardiology for the managMent of patients with atrial fibrillation.

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