Erschienen in:
01.02.2012
Clinical Trials Update Esc Congress 2011
verfasst von:
Robert Rosenson, John Horowitz, Juan-Carlos Kaski, Henry Krum, Willem Remme
Erschienen in:
Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy
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The role of Vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin as the management of choice for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) at high risk for thrombo-embolism has been central to therapeutics for many years. However, the use of warfarin is associated with the problem of the need for individual effect monitoring, difficulties in achieving good control in some patients, and substantial risk of bleeding and other complications. …