Cardioembolic stroke in a patient taking Dabigatran Etexilate: the first case report of clinical and pharmacologic resistance

J Neurol Sci. 2014 Nov 15;346(1-2):348-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.08.038. Epub 2014 Aug 29.

Authors

João Sargento-Freitas¹, Fernando Silva², João Pego³, Cristina Duque², Gustavo Cordeiro², Luís Cunha²

Affiliations

¹ Neurology Department, Coimbra University and Hospital Centre, Portugal. Electronic address: jsargentof@hotmail.com.
² Neurology Department, Coimbra University and Hospital Centre, Portugal.
³ Clinical Pathology Department, Coimbra University and Hospital Centre, Portugal.

PMID: 25199675
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2014.08.038

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute stroke; Atrial fibrillation; Cardioembolism; Dabigatran Etexilate; Pharmacological resistance; Stroke.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Benzimidazoles / therapeutic use*
Dabigatran
Factor Xa Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Embolism / diagnosis*
Intracranial Embolism / prevention & control
Pyridines / therapeutic use*
Stroke / diagnosis*
Stroke / prevention & control
Treatment Failure

Substances

Benzimidazoles
Factor Xa Inhibitors
Pyridines
Dabigatran