Comparison of frequency of silent cerebral infarction as assessed by serum neuron specific enolase in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Warfarin versus direct oral anticoagulant .

Huseyin Goksuluk Nil Özyüncü Irfan Veysel Duzen Veysel Kutay Vurgun Turkan Seda Tan Sadi Gulec

Published in: Acta cardiologica (2022)

Our study revealed that DOACs were associated with significantly reduced SCIs compared with warfarin, probably due to more effective and consistent therapeutic level of anticoagulation.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
direct oral anticoagulants
oral anticoagulants
left atrial
catheter ablation
left atrial appendage
venous thromboembolism
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
single cell
coronary artery disease