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. 2020 Feb 27;4(2):1–4. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa027
Index date First admission with stroke, patient discharged with dabigatran.
17 days Second admission, transient ischaemic attack. Patient changed to warfarin treatment and referred for left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion.
5 months Cardiac CT and 3D-transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) show signs of chronic thrombotic occlusion of the LAA.
11 months Repeated CT and TOE show stationary results.
1 year and 6 months Third CT and TOE again show stationary results. Warfarin was discontinued and life-long aspirin was initiated.