Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Concepts and Controversies
Ahmad Y, Lip G. Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Concepts and Controversies. Current Cardiology Reviews 2012, 8: 290-301. PMID: 22920480, PMCID: PMC3492813, DOI: 10.2174/157340312803760820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke risk factorsAtrial fibrillationOral anticoagulationStroke preventionRisk factorsPatient riskIndependent stroke risk factorNew oral anticoagulantsCommon cardiac rhythm disorderLow-risk patientsCardiac rhythm disordersAntiplatelet therapyAntithrombotic therapyOral anticoagulantsSevere strokePerioperative managementEffective therapyRhythm disordersEfficacious agentsGeneral populationNew agentsSimple scorePatientsAnticoagulationFibrillationAnticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation.
Ahmad Y, Lip GY. Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation. Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review 2012, 1: 12-16. PMID: 26835023, PMCID: PMC4711491, DOI: 10.15420/aer.2012.1.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtrial fibrillationMost thromboembolic complicationsEfficacy of warfarinNew oral anticoagulantsRisk stratification schemesOral anticoagulationAntithrombotic therapyOral anticoagulantsSevere strokeThromboembolic riskThromboembolic complicationsAF patientsAnticoagulant monitoringCommon arrhythmiaNew anticoagulantsWorse outcomesImproved outcomesNew agentsPatientsAF treatmentStratification schemesAnticoagulationDose variabilityAnticoagulantsWarfarin