New oral anticoagulants in the prevention of stroke

Konrad Jarząbek; Dawid Bąkowski; Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon

doi:10.5114/ms.2013.38584

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Case report

New oral anticoagulants in the prevention of stroke

Konrad Jarząbek

,

Dawid Bąkowski

,

Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon

Studia Medyczne 2013; 29 (3): 264–266

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2013.38584

Online publish date: 2013/10/25

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Atrial fibrillation is associated with a few folds higher risk of stroke. Traditional vitamin K antagonists used in the prevention of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation are often not efficient enough due to their interactions with a broad range of substances including medicines or food ingridients and problems with monitoring the treatment. New oral anticoagulants pose an alternative for the vitamin K antagonists. They are equally efficient in the prevention of stroke, but are safer and have no requirement for routine coagulation monitoring. We present a case of a patient with atrial fibrillation, high risk of tromboembolism and recurring episodes of hemorrhages. Considering the possible complications, rivaroxaban was administered.

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New oral anticoagulants in the prevention of stroke

Konrad Jarząbek , Dawid Bąkowski , Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon

atrial fibrillation, stroke, rivaroxaban

Konrad Jarząbek

,

Dawid Bąkowski

,

Beata Wożakowska-Kapłon