PHARMACODYNAMICS OF ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN THE ACUTE PERIOD OF ISCHEMIC STROKE

• Published in: Farmaciâ i Farmakologiâ (Pâtigorsk) Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 222 - 232
• Main Authors: Petrov, V. I., Gerasimenko, A. S., Gorbatenko, V. S., Shatalova, O. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Volgograd State Medical University, Pyatigorsk Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute 31.01.2021
• Subjects: atrial fibrillation; ischemic stroke; oral anticoagulants

Background . Every fifth ischemic stroke is caused by a patient’s history of atrial fibrillation. Nowadays, direct and indirect oral anticoagulants are widely used to prevent thromboembolic complications in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, despite the prescription of this group of drugs,...