Comparative stroke, bleeding, and mortality risks in older Medicare patients treated with oral anticoagulants for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are alternatives to warfarin in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Randomized trials compared NOACs to warfarin, but none have compared individual NOACs against each other for safety and effectiveness.

Source: The American Journal of Medicine - January 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: David J. Graham, Elande Baro, Rongmei Zhang, Jiemin Liao, Michael Wernecke, Marsha E. Reichman, Mao Hu, Onyekachukwu Illoh, Yuqin Wei, Margie R. Goulding, Yoganand Chillarige, Mary Ross Southworth, Thomas E. MaCurdy, Jeffrey A. Kelman Tags: Clinical Research Study Source Type: research