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Use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation — Messages from the 2018 EHRA

Anna Tomaszuk-Kazberuk12, Lukasz Kołtowski13, Paweł Balsam13, Marek Koziński14, Agnieszka Kapłon-Cieślicka13, Karolina Kupczyńska15, Justyna Domienik-Karłowicz16, Anna Budaj-Fidecka13, Piotr Buszman178, Maciej Wybraniec19, Paweł Burchardt11011, Błażej Michalski15, Miłosz J. Jaguszewski112
Pubmed: 30211927
Cardiol J 2018;25(4):423-440.

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