Uninterrupted dabigatran is safer than warfarin in patients undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation
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Uninterrupted dabigatran is safer than warfarin in patients undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation Michael Spartalis, MD, MSc, PhDa,⁎, Eleni Tzatzaki, MD, PhD , Nikolaos I. Nikiteas, MD, MSc, PhD , Eleftherios Spartalis, MD, MSc, PhD b a Division of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece b Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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