Higher Persistence in Newly Diagnosed Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients Treated With Dabigatran Versus Warfarin [Original Articles]

Conclusions—
Patients who initiated dabigatran treatment were more persistent than patients who began warfarin treatment. Within each cohort, patients with lower stroke risk were more likely to discontinue therapy.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - September 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zalesak, M., Siu, K., Francis, K., Yu, C., Alvrtsyan, H., Rao, Y., Walker, D., Sander, S., Miyasato, G., Matchar, D., Sanchez, H. Tags: Compliance/Adherence, Other anticoagulants, Arrhythmias, clinical electrophysiology, drugs, Anticoagulants Original Articles Source Type: research