Population
Patients with atrial fibrillation considering chronic anticoagulation for stroke prevention
Design
Review
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May aid anticoagulation decisions in older AF patients with intermediate risk; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
MRI screening for cerebral microbleeds may help risk-stratify atrial fibrillation patients for anticoagulant-associated intracerebral hemorrhage, potentially increasing appropriate anticoagulation use among hesitant clinicians.
Mark Fisher (2013) studied this question.
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