title: Just because you can, does that mean you should?
authors.affiliation: Ross Heart Hospital, Wexner Medical Center, the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kahwash
authors.forename: Emile G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Daoud
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015091:beta-Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D015091:beta-Alanine; D014859:Warfarin
keywords: anticoagulation; dabigatran; implantable cardiac devices; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; pacemaker; warfarin