Aspirin versus vitamin K antagonist treatment guided by transoesophageal echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation: a pilot study

Trang Dinh; Leo H B Baur; Ron Pisters; Otto Kamp; Freek W A Verheugt; Joep L R M Smeets; Emile C Cheriex; Jan-Eize Lindeboom; Wilfred F Heesen; Robert G Tieleman; Martin H Prins; Harry J G M Crijns; for the TIARA investigators

doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-305017

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Cardiac risk factors and prevention

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Aspirin versus vitamin K antagonist treatment guided by transoesophageal echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation: a pilot study

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Trang Dinh Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Leo H B Baur Department of Cardiology, Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ron Pisters Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Otto Kamp Department of Cardiology, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Freek W A Verheugt Department of Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joep L R M Smeets Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Emile C Cheriex Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jan-Eize Lindeboom Department of Cardiology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Wilfred F Heesen Department of Cardiology, VieCuri Medical Center for Northern Limburg, Venlo, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert G Tieleman Department of Cardiology, Martini Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martin H Prins Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Harry J G M Crijns Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
for the TIARA investigators
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Correspondence to Dr T Dinh, Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, PO Box 5800, Maastricht 6202 AZ, The Netherlands; trang.dinh{at}mumc.nl

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Dinh T, Baur LHB, Pisters R, et al

Aspirin versus vitamin K antagonist treatment guided by transoesophageal echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation: a pilot study

Heart 2014;100:563-568.

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Received September 26, 2013
Revised December 13, 2013
Accepted January 3, 2014
First published January 31, 2014.

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May 30, 2016

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