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Comment
. 2012 Oct;17(5):148-9.
doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2011-100343. Epub 2012 Feb 18.

For people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation rivaroxaban is non-inferior to warfarin for preventing stroke or embolism, with no difference in the risk of clinically relevant bleeding

Matthew Sherwood  1 , Jonathan P Piccini
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Comment

For people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation rivaroxaban is non-inferior to warfarin for preventing stroke or embolism, with no difference in the risk of clinically relevant bleeding

Matthew Sherwood et al. Evid Based Med. 2012 Oct.
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Comment on

  • Rivaroxaban versus warfarin in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
    Patel MR, Mahaffey KW, Garg J, Pan G, Singer DE, Hacke W, Breithardt G, Halperin JL, Hankey GJ, Piccini JP, Becker RC, Nessel CC, Paolini JF, Berkowitz SD, Fox KA, Califf RM; ROCKET AF Investigators. Patel MR, et al. N Engl J Med. 2011 Sep 8;365(10):883-91. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1009638. Epub 2011 Aug 10. N Engl J Med. 2011. PMID: 21830957 Clinical Trial.

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