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Ischemic Stroke in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation at Warfarin Initiation: Assessment via a Large Insurance Database.

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Abstract
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Stroke risk may increase shortly after warfarin initiation in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients. Because of the brief period and limited number of events, large samples are needed to study this effect. We compared 30-day rates of ischemic stroke between nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients initiating warfarin to nonwarfarin comparators using an insurance claims database.

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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Stroke
Volume
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48
Issue
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6
Number of Pages
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1487-1494
ISSN Number
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0039-2499
URL
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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.015535?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed
DOI
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10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.015535
Short Title
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Stroke
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