Misperceptions of aspirin efficacy and safety may perpetuate anticoagulant underutilization in atrial fibrillation.
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Sydney Medical School, Concord Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia; Department of Cardiology and Anzac Research Institute, Concord Hospital 3W, The University of Sydney, Hospital Rd, Concord, NSW 2139, Australia; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA; University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK; and Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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عنوان ژورنال:
- European heart journal
دوره 36 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015