Update: Prevention of Stroke in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Practice Guideline, February 2014
Read Published ArticleThis updated guideline reviews the evidence published since 1998 with regard to the detection of NVAF in patients with stroke and new therapies for the prevention of stroke in patients with NVAF.
Reaffirmed on October 22, 2022.
Endorsed by the World Stroke Organization.
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