Sustained atrial fibrillation is related to a higher severity of stroke in patients taking direct oral anticoagulants

This study aimed to investigate the differences in stroke severity at admission between patients with paroxysmal AF and sustained AF when treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs).

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - January 31, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Toshiyuki Hayashi, Satoshi Suda, Arata Abe, Yasuyuki Iguchi, Yoshiki Yagita, Takao Kanzawa, Seiji Okubo, Shigeru Fujimoto, Kazumi Kimura, on behalf of the PASTA study group Source Type: research