title: Direct thrombin inhibition: a novel approach to stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, and the Columbia University Medical Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA. mse13@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Mitchell S V
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Elkind
authors.forename: Ralph L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sacco
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*; D001384:Azetidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001596:Benzylamines; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013917:Thrombin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D001384:Azetidines; D001596:Benzylamines; C426686:ximelagatran; D014859:Warfarin; D013917:Thrombin