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Last reviewed 01/2018
- treatment and prophylaxis of deep vein thromboses and pulmonary emboli
- prevention of emboli:
- atrial fibrillation - especially with mitral stenosis
- prosthetic heart valves
- patients undergoing cardioversion for atrial fibrillation
- hip surgery
secondary prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation
prevention of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation
anticoagulation prior to cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF)