| 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. |