Cardiac embolism and new possibilities for prevention of thrombotic events

The paper considers the main causes of cardiac embolic events. It is emphasized that atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for systemic embolism. Main approaches to assessing the risk of stroke/systemic embolisms and their prevention using the currently available anticoagulants are given.

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Main Author: N. A. Shostak
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: ABV-press 2014-07-01
Series:Klinicist
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Online Access:https://klinitsist.abvpress.ru/Klin/article/view/29
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spellingShingle N. A. Shostak
Cardiac embolism and new possibilities for prevention of thrombotic events
Klinicist
cardiac embolism
cardiogenic embolisms
xarelto
anticoagulants
title Cardiac embolism and new possibilities for prevention of thrombotic events
title_full Cardiac embolism and new possibilities for prevention of thrombotic events
title_fullStr Cardiac embolism and new possibilities for prevention of thrombotic events
title_full_unstemmed Cardiac embolism and new possibilities for prevention of thrombotic events
title_short Cardiac embolism and new possibilities for prevention of thrombotic events
title_sort cardiac embolism and new possibilities for prevention of thrombotic events
topic cardiac embolism
cardiogenic embolisms
xarelto
anticoagulants
url https://klinitsist.abvpress.ru/Klin/article/view/29
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