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Warfarin for non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation: five year experience in a district general hospital
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- Published on: 23 November 2015
- Published on: 23 November 2015It is still not clear whether long-term anticoagulation is effective and safe in clinical practiceShow More
Dear Editor,
Yousef et al concluded in a recent publication that long-term anticoagulation in non-valvular atrial fibrillation is effective and safe in general clinical practice as evidenced by comparable rates of stroke and major complications to those obtained from clinical trials. [1]
However, results are misinterpreted in this study. First, this is not a long-term study, because that 739 pati...
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