Metaanálisis: tratamiento antitrombótico preventivo
Accidente cerebrovascular y fibrilación auricular no valvular
El uso cauteloso del tratamiento antitrombótico reduce notablemente el accidente cerebrovascular en la mayoría de los pacientes con fibrilación auricular.
Autor/a: Dres. Robert G. Hart, Lesly A. Pearce, Maria I. Aguilar
Fuente: Ann Intern Med. 2007;146:857-867
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