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- Title
Novel oral anticoagulants: A focused review for stroke physicians.
- Authors
McGrath, Emer R.; Eikelboom, John W.; Kapral, Moira K.; O'Donnell, Martin J.
- Abstract
Novel oral anticoagulants provide an effective and convenient alternative to warfarin for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, novel anticoagulants also present new challenges for stroke physicians, such as measurement of anticoagulant effect in emergency situations, use of thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke, optimal timing of introduction of novel anticoagulants following acute ischemic stroke, and management of intracerebral hemorrhage. In this review, we propose pragmatic approaches to dealing with challenging management issues that will face stroke physicians who care for patients with acute stroke in the novel oral anticoagulant era.
- Subjects
STROKE prevention; ATRIAL fibrillation; CEREBRAL hemorrhage; ANTICOAGULANTS; THROMBOLYTIC therapy; STROKE; PATIENTS
- Publication
International Journal of Stroke, 2014, Vol 9, Issue 1, p71
- ISSN
1747-4930
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ijs.12158