TY - JOUR JO - Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne SN - 1899-1874 VL - 29 IS - 3 PY - 2013 ID - Jarząbek2013 TI - New oral anticoagulants in the prevention of stroke AB - 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. AU - Jarząbek, Konrad AU - Bąkowski, Dawid AU - Wożakowska-Kapłon, Beata SP - 264 EP - 266 DA - 2013 DO - 10.5114/ms.2013.38584 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/ms.2013.38584 ER -