title: Vitamin K antagonist-experienced patients with a history of stroke/transient ischaemic attack who switched from warfarin to dabigatran increased their rate of recurrent stroke/transient ischaemic attack compared with those on warfarin.
authors: McMaster University, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors: John W
authors: JW
authors: Eikelboom
authors: McMaster University, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Jackie
authors: J
authors: Bosch
mesh_terms: D000991:Antithrombins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015091:beta-Alanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D000991:Antithrombins; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D015091:beta-Alanine; D014859:Warfarin
keywords: EPIDEMIOLOGY