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- Title
A left atrial appendage thrombus that developed during prophylactic low-dose dabigatran treatment resolved after switching to apixaban.
- Authors
Koyama, Taku; Otsuka, Yoritaka; Kawahara, Masaaki; Imoto, Yuki; Nakamura, Keita; Kodama, Sunao; Noguchi, Hiroo
- Abstract
Key Clinical Message We describe a case of atrial fibrillation in which an intracardiac thrombus that could not be prevented with 'low-dose' dabigatran treatment was resolved by switching to apixaban treatment. Thrombolysis using direct oral anticoagulants ( DOACs) could be a therapeutic option for patients with intracardiac thrombi, although the efficacies of different DOACs seem to differ and need further examination.
- Subjects
ATRIAL fibrillation; THROMBOSIS; APIXABAN; ANTICOAGULANTS; DABIGATRAN
- Publication
Clinical Case Reports, 2017, Vol 5, Issue 5, p711
- ISSN
2050-0904
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ccr3.933