Open heart
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Patient perception of anticoagulant treatment for stroke prevention (RE-SONANCE study).
We evaluated atrial fibrillation (AF) patients' perceptions of anticoagulation treatment with dabigatran or a vitamin K antagonist (VKA) for stroke prevention, according to accepted indications. ⋯ Switching to dabigatran from long-term VKA therapy or newly initiated dabigatran is associated with improved patient treatment convenience and satisfaction compared with VKA therapy.