title: Why it is important to use the correct dose of the non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven 3000, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven 3000, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Willems
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven 3000, Belgium christophe.garweg@uzleuven.be.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garweg
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011728:Pyridones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014812:Vitamin K
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011728:Pyridones; D014812:Vitamin K; C522181:apixaban