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Heart 2005;91:423-424; doi:10.1136/hrt.2004.047902
Copyright © 2005 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Cardiovascular Society
Heart 2005;91:423-424
© 2005 by BMJ Publishing Group & British Cardiac Society

EDITORIAL

Atrial fibrillation: will new drugs and patient choice improve anticoagulation outcomes?

R Fuller1, N J Dudley2

1 Medical Department for the Elderly, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK
2 Elderly Services, St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, UK

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr Richard Fuller
Medical Department for the Elderly, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK; ftworf{at}aol.com

ABSTRACT

The growing epidemic of atrial fibrillation presents major challenges to the healthcare community, both clinical and financial

Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; INR, international normalised ratio; NPT, near patient testing

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; direct thrombin inhibitors; haemorrhage; warfarin; ximelagatran


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