Novel anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: current clinical evidence and future developments

SH Schirmer, M Baumhäkel, HR Neuberger… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - jacc.org
… antithrombotic therapies for stroke prevention in patients with AF (… Its efficacy in stroke
prevention in patients with AF was … III (Stroke Prevention Using an Oral Thrombin Inhibitor in Atrial

Stroke and atrial fibrillation: is stroke prevention treatment appropriate beforehand?

D Deplanque, F Corea, C Arquizan, L Parnetti, JL Mas… - Heart, 1999 - heart.bmj.com
… DESIGN AND PATIENTS The stroke in atrial fibrillation ensemble (SAFE) I study was an …
atrial fibrillation consecutively admitted in 1997 to three European centres for an acute stroke or …

Prospective cohort study to determine if trial efficacy of anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation translates into clinical effectiveness

L Kalra, G Yu, I Perez, A Lakhani, N Donaldson - Bmj, 2000 - bmj.com
… in preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation.1–7 … in eligible patients with atrial
fibrillation. Major randomised trials were … in stroke rates with anticoagulation in patients with atrial

Atrial fibrillation and stroke: A review and new insights

I Escudero-Martinez, L Morales-Caba… - Trends in Cardiovascular …, 2023 - Elsevier
stroke by a factor of 3 to 5 times. It is estimated that AF is responsible for 15% of all strokes
this association and development of intensive stroke prevention measures are needed, as we …

Left atrial appendage closure as an alternative to warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: a patient-level meta-analysis

DR Holmes, SK Doshi, S Kar, MJ Price… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
… This study sought to assess composite data regarding left atrial appendage closure (LAAC)
in 2 randomized trials compared to warfarin for prevention of stroke, systemic embolism, and …

Nonpharmacologic stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

O Onalan, I Lashevsky, A Hamad… - Expert review of …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
… Although highly effective in prevention of thromboembolic stroke… Eradication of atrial fibrillation
and restoration of effective atrial … methods in the prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation. …

[HTML][HTML] Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: focus on Latin America

AR Massaro, GYH Lip - Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
stroke prevention. The use of vitamin K antagonists (VKAs, eg, warfarin) and aspirin in the
prevention of stroke … risks and reduced efficacy for stroke prevention in this patient group. The …

Atrial fibrillation and stroke: how much atrial fibrillation is enough to cause a stroke?

JS Healey, G Amit, TS Field - Current Opinion in Neurology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
atrial fibrillation and stroke, and the prevention of stroke with anticoagulation pertains to those
who are in atrial fibrillation … sensitive and accessible tools for atrial fibrillation detection [6] , …

Atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention with warfarin in the long-term care setting

JH Gurwitz, J Monette, PA Rochon… - Archives of internal …, 1997 - jamanetwork.com
Background: While the benefits of warfarin sodium therapy for stroke prevention in patients
with atrial fibrillation (AF) have been extensively documented, generalizing clinical trial …

Atrial fibrillation and stroke: concepts and controversies

RG Hart, JL Halperin - Stroke, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
stroke can be identified. In a large prospective study, the Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
Investigators identified AF patients with a low risk for stroke during treatment with aspirin …