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Antithrombotic treatment and stroke severity in patients with atrial fibrillation

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The synopsis was written by Alexandra King, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. NM Bornstein is a Professor of Neurology and E Auriel is a Resident at the Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.,

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Bornstein, N., Auriel, E. Antithrombotic treatment and stroke severity in patients with atrial fibrillation. Nat Rev Neurol 3, 252–253 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0450

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