Warfarin in the Prevention of Stroke Associated with Nonrheumatic Atrial Fibrillation
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- 12 November 1992
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 327 (20), 1406-1412
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199211123272002
Abstract
Nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation is common among the elderly and is associated with an increased risk of stroke. We investigated whether anticoagulation with warfarin would reduce this risk.Keywords
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