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Challenges of treatment adherence with direct oral anticoagulants in pandemic
Purpose of review Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) are crucial for the prevention of thromboembolic events in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Drug adherence by the patient but also adherence to guidelines by the physician are suboptimal. This review highlights aspects of DOAC treatment during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and selected challenging scenarios. Recent findings For patients with a newly diagnosed indication for oral anticoagulation, a new interim clinical guidance recommends starting DOAC instead of vitamin K antagonists if DOAC are not contraindicated. The goal is ...
Source: Current Opinion in Neurology - January 21, 2021 Category: Neurology Tags: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE: Edited by Valeria Caso Source Type: research