Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation with Focus on Apixaban

We performed a meta-analysis of data on the effectiveness and safety of apixaban compared with other oral anticoagulants (OACs, warfarin or rivaroxaban or dabigatran or edoxaban) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) in different settings of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), real-world studies, and radiofrequency ablation (RFA). 30 studies were searched in PubMed, the Cochrane Library and Clinicaltrials.gov databases reporting comparative effectiveness and safety of apixaban with warfarin (n=23), rivaroxaban (n=12) or dabigatran (n=13) or edoxaban (2) for stroke prevention in AF.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research