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ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2011

Stroke prevention in the high-risk atrial fibrillation patient: Medical management.

Michael Broukhim, Jonathan L Halperin

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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Dabigatran and left atrial appendage thrombus.Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael BroukhimThe Cardiovascular Institute, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Jonathan L Halperin
Mount Sinai Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medical management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) at high risk for stroke is limited by problems of imperfect tools for assessment of thromboembolism and bleeding risks. Improved instruments, such as the CHA₂DS₂VASc and HAS-BLED risk stratification scores, have been incorporated into European practice guidelines. Until recently, the most effective therapy for stroke prevention has been anticoagulation with a vitamin K antagonist, but new oral anticoagulants in development, antiarrhythmic drugs that reduce adverse cardiovascular events in patients with AF, and interventional techniques for occlusion of the left atrial appendage represent promising options for stroke prevention. These new strategies will need focused evaluation in the most challenging AF patients-those with a high risk of bleeding, prior thromboembolism, or thrombosis-prone surfaces such as mechanical heart valve prostheses or drug-eluting coronary stents, for whom the limitations of currently available treatment options and a paucity of data are particularly acute.

Indexed as

Anti-Arrhythmia AgentsAnticoagulantsAtrial FibrillationBenzimidazolesbeta-AlanineDabigatranFactor Xa InhibitorsHealth Status IndicatorsHumansRisk AssessmentStrokeVitamin KWarfarinAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAnticoagulantsBenzimidazolesbeta-AlanineDabigatranFactor Xa InhibitorsVitamin KWarfarin

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PMID20953740
OpenAlexW2095224056

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