Consistency of safety and efficacy of new oral anticoagulants across subgroups of patients with atrial fibrillation.

AIMS: The well-known limitations of vitamin K antagonists (VKA) led to development of new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine the consistency of treatment effects of NOAC irrespective of age, comorbidities, or prior VK...

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Main Authors: Jean-Christophe Lega, Laurent Bertoletti, Cyrielle Gremillet, Céline Chapelle, Patrick Mismetti, Michel Cucherat, Denis Vital-Durand, Silvy Laporte, Meta-Embol Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3951387?pdf=render