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Effectiveness and Safety of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation and Venous Thromboembolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.
Abstract PURPOSE: The findings from the observational studies comparing the effectiveness and safety of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) versus vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for atrial fibrillation (AF) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) are inconsistent. We conducted separate meta-analyses examining the efficacy/effectiveness and safety of NOACs versus VKAs by disease (AF vs VTE), study design (randomized controlled trials [RCTs] vs observational studies), and NOAC (dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban). METHODS: The main data sources included PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Scienc...
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - June 28, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Almutairi AR, Zhou L, Gellad WF, Lee JK, Slack MK, Martin JR, Lo-Ciganic WH Tags: Clin Ther Source Type: research

The Efficacy and Safety of 3 Types of Interventions for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases: A Network Meta-analysis.
Abstract PURPOSE: The goal of this study was to compare the relative efficacy and safety of different types of interventions for stroke prevention in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. METHODS: This network meta-analysis (NMA) was conducted with a random effects model of Bayesian framework using Stata version 12.0. Odds ratios (ORs) and their credible intervals (CrIs) were applied for the efficacy and safety evaluation of various medical interventions, including aspirin, dipyridamole, ticlopidine, warfarin, and apixaban. In addition, the ranking of probability of every clinical outcome...
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - June 10, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Sun Q, Chang S, Lu S, Zhang Y, Chang Y Tags: Clin Ther Source Type: research

Cost-Effectiveness of Apixaban Versus Other New Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation.
CONCLUSIONS: Although our analysis was limited by the absence of head-to-head trials, based on the indirect comparison data available, our model projects that apixaban may be a cost-effective alternative to dabigatran 150 mg BID, dabigatran 110 mg BID, and rivaroxaban 20 mg once daily for stroke prevention in AF patients from the perspective of the United Kingdom National Health Services. PMID: 24508420 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - February 5, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Lip GY, Kongnakorn T, Phatak H, Kuznik A, Lanitis T, Liu LZ, Iloeje U, Hernandez L, Dorian P Tags: Clin Ther Source Type: research