Journal article
Extracranial Systemic Embolic Events in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation is a major cause of thromboembolic events. In comparison with atrial fibrillation-related stroke, extracranial systemic embolic events (SEEs) remain poorly defined.
METHODS AND RESULTS: All suspected SEEs reported among 37 973 participants of 4 large contemporary randomized clinical trials of anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation were independently readjudicated for clinical and objective evidence of …
Authors
Bekwelem W; Connolly SJ; Halperin JL; Adabag S; Duval S; Chrolavicius S; Pogue J; Ezekowitz MD; Eikelboom JW; Wallentin LG
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 132, No. 9, pp. 796–803
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 2015
DOI
10.1161/circulationaha.114.013243
ISSN
0009-7322