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Editorial
. 2014 Jul-Aug;25(4):196.

Stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation with rivaroxaban

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  • PMID: 25337613
Editorial

Stroke prevention in non-valvular atrial fibrillation with rivaroxaban

No authors listed. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2014 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

The new oral anticoagulants are the way of the future when it comes to stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF). The ROCKET-AF trial showed that not only was rivaroxaban non-inferior to warfarin for preventing stroke and systemic embolism, but safer too.

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  • 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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