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New Anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation: The Beginning of a A New Era in Stroke Prevention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

David J. Gladstone ,
Karen M. Earl ,
Tammy J. Bungard ,
Jafna L. Cox ,
Alan Bell ,
Paul Dorian ,
Naeem Dean ,
Thao Huynh ,
Anil Chopra  and
John Eikelboom
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David J. Gladstone*
Affiliation:
Regional Stroke Centre and Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Brain Sciences Program, University of Toronto
Karen M. Earl
Affiliation:
EBM Consulting, Inc., Oakville, Ontario
Tammy J. Bungard
Affiliation:
Anticoagulation Management Service, Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton
Jafna L. Cox
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Alan Bell
Affiliation:
Department of Family Medicine, University of Toronto
Paul Dorian
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, St Michael's Hospital and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Naeem Dean
Affiliation:
Stroke Program, Royal Alexandra Hospital
Thao Huynh
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, McGill Health University Center, Montreal
Anil Chopra
Affiliation:
Emergency Medicine, and Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto
John Eikelboom
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton
Ashfaq Shuaib
Affiliation:
Division of Neurology, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta
*
Regional Stroke Prevention Clinic, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Room A442, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 38 , Issue 5 , September 2011 , pp. 777 - 782
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