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Antithrombotic treatment and stroke severity in patients with atrial fibrillation

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boxed-textO'Donnell M et al. (2006) Preadmission antithrombotic treatment and stroke severity in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute ischaemic stroke: an observational study. Lancet Neurol 5: 749–754

Treating patients with atrial fibrillation with oral anticoagulants reduces their risk of stroke and improves outcome in those who do have an ischemic stroke

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