Effectiveness and Safety of Apixaban Compared With Rivaroxaban for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Routine Practice: A Cohort Study.

Conclusion: In routine care, adults with atrial fibrillation prescribed apixaban had a lower rate of both ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and bleeding compared with those prescribed rivaroxaban.
Primary Funding Source: Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital.
PMID: 32150751 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - March 9, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Fralick M, Colacci M, Schneeweiss S, Huybrechts KF, Lin KJ, Gagne JJ Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research