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Thromboembolic events related to atrial fibrillation during the COVID-19 epidemic in Denmark
The COVID-19 epidemic has threatened to overwhelm the health-care systems of European countries resulting in government decisions of extensive societal lockdowns. There have been considerable concerns regarding the collateral effects of the COVID-19 epidemic overshadowing the care of patients with other medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases. Of interest, decreases in the registered incidences of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ischemic stroke have been reported [1,2]. AF is a common reason for physician contact and AF patients are often recommended treatment with oral anticoagulants to mitigate the associated r...
Source: Thrombosis Research - July 29, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Peter Vibe Rasmussen, Paul Blanche, Jarl Emanuel Strange, Jawad Haider Butt, Frederik Dalgaard, Kristian Kragholm, Matthew Phelps, Gunnar Gislason, Morten Lock Hansen Tags: Letter to the Editors-in-Chief Source Type: research