Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

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Arch Intern Med 1994;1456

Notes:
The results of these trials may still underestimate the true efficacy of warfarin because eight of the 27 patients who suffered a stroke were not taking the drug at the time of the event.

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The content of this presentation was prepared by Dr. Gregory Albers of the Stanford Stroke Center.

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