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SUBMITTER: Held V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5121568 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Held Valentin V Eisele Philipp P Eschenfelder Christoph C CC Szabo Kristina K
Case reports in neurology 20160901 3
<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Non-vitamin K anticoagulants (NOAC) such as dabigatran have become important therapeutic options for the prevention of stroke. Until recently, there were only nonspecific agents to reverse their anticoagulant effects in a case of emergency. Idarucizumab, an antibody fragment targeting dabigatran, is the first specific antidote for a NOAC to be approved, but real-world experience is limited.<h4>Methods</h4>We report two cases of patients on dabigatran with acute int ...[more]