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Essentials in Primary Care Conference<br />
Wednesday, July 31, 2013<br />
Recommended Antithrombotic for AF<br />
ACCP/CCS/AHA/ESC Guidelines<br />
New Antithrombotics<br />
“Preferred” to Warfarin<br />
New Antithrombotics<br />
are “Alternatives” to<br />
Warfarin<br />
ACCP, CCS<br />
AHA, ESC<br />
ACCP=American College of Chest Physicians<br />
CCS=Canadian Cardiovascular Society<br />
AHA=American Heart Association<br />
ESC=European Society of Cardiology<br />
Consensus of the Experts:<br />
New Antithrombotics May Be Considered Best in:<br />
• New Patients naive to oral<br />
anticoagulation.<br />
• New patients unwilling to take<br />
warfarin.<br />
• Those with unstable or nontargeted<br />
INR’s on warfarin.<br />
Jan Basile, MD<br />
Atrial Fibrillation & Stroke Prevention
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