Direct thrombin inhibition: a novel approach to stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation

Stroke. 2004 Jun;35(6):1519-22. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000128883.89984.52. Epub 2004 May 13.

Authors

Mitchell S V Elkind¹, Ralph L Sacco

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and the Columbia University Medical Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA. mse13@columbia.edu

PMID: 15143301
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000128883.89984.52

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
Azetidines / therapeutic use*
Benzylamines
Humans
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Stroke / etiology
Stroke / prevention & control*
Thrombin / antagonists & inhibitors*
Warfarin / therapeutic use

Substances

Anticoagulants
Azetidines
Benzylamines
ximelagatran
Warfarin
Thrombin