Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Can we do better?

Deirdre Lane; Gregory Lip

doi:10.1038/nrcardio.2016.117

Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Can we do better?

Deirdre Lane, Gregory Lip

Cardiovascular Sciences

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Abstract

Clinical guidelines advocate oral anticoagulation (OAC) for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation and ≥1 risk factors for stroke, but 40% of eligible patients receive aspirin, and those at greatest risk are least likely to be prescribed OAC. Why is there a discrepancy between guidelines and clinical practice?

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Reviews Cardiology
Early online date	28 Jul 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2016.117
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 28 Jul 2016

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