Reasons underlying non-adherence to and discontinuation of anticoagulation in secondary stroke prevention among patients with atrial fibrillation

Background: Although long-term oral anticoagulation (OAC) with vitamin K antagonists for secondary stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) is highly effective, it is frequently not started or discontinued in clinical practice. We analyzed the reasons for stroke patients' and physician...

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Main Authors: Gumbinger, Christoph (Author) , Holstein, Timo Christopher (Author) , Stock, Christian (Author) , Rizos, Timolaos (Author) , Horstmann, Solveig (Author) , Veltkamp, Roland (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: January 24, 2015
In: European neurology
Year: 2015, Volume: 73, Issue: 3-4, Pages: 184-191
ISSN:1421-9913
DOI:10.1159/000371574
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Author Notes:Christoph Gumbinger, Timo Holstein, Christian Stock, Timolaos Rizos, Solveig Horstmann, Roland Veltkamp

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