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SUBMITTER: Canavero I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6714651 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Canavero Isabella I Micieli Giuseppe G Paciaroni Maurizio M
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis 20170915 3
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are valid alternative options to vitamin K antagonists due to their limited interactions with drugs or food and the fact that they do not require regular coagulation monitoring. To this regard, recent practice guidelines recommend that DOACs should be considered as first-line anticoagulant therapy for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). This review (1) outlines current international guidelines for the management of DOACs t ...[more]