An evidence-based approach to reducing stroke risk in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Sunday, March 24
5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Woodrow Wilson BC
Presenter:
Dharmesh Patel, MD, MBBS (London), FACC, FACP, FASPC, FNLA, Stern Cardiovascular Foundation; president of Alliance for Patient Access; past president American Heart Association; past chairman of medicine, Baptist Desoto Hospital, Southaven, Miss.; board member, AHA Southeast America, Memphis, Tenn.
Learning Objectives: This lecture will present options for reducing the risk of stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
Sponsored by: Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
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