Criteria for the choice of anticoagulant therapy for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation early after the marketing of direct oral anticoagulants in Italy

Eur J Intern Med. 2017 Jun:41:e12-e14. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.04.016. Epub 2017 May 3.
No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Direct oral anticoagulant; Oral anticoagulant drugs.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anticoagulants / economics
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy*
  • Direct-to-Consumer Advertising*
  • Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Stroke / prevention & control

Substances

  • Anticoagulants