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. 2018 Sep 19;10(459):eaav0340.
doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aav0340.

Stroke prevention: Learning from the master (and COMMANDER)

Gaetano Santulli  1
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Stroke prevention: Learning from the master (and COMMANDER)

Gaetano Santulli. Sci Transl Med. .

Abstract

Adding rivaroxaban to standard therapy in patients with heart failure and no atrial fibrillation did not show any beneficial effect on death risk.

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  • Rivaroxaban in Patients with Heart Failure, Sinus Rhythm, and Coronary Disease.
    Zannad F, Anker SD, Byra WM, Cleland JGF, Fu M, Gheorghiade M, Lam CSP, Mehra MR, Neaton JD, Nessel CC, Spiro TE, van Veldhuisen DJ, Greenberg B; COMMANDER HF Investigators. Zannad F, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Oct 4;379(14):1332-1342. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1808848. Epub 2018 Aug 27. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 30146935 Clinical Trial.

References

    1. Zannad F, Anker SD, Byra WM, Cleland JGF, Fu M, Gheorghiade M, Lam CSP, Mehra MR, Neaton JD, Nessel CC, Spiro TE, van Veldhuisen DJ, Greenberg B, Rivaroxaban in patients with heart failure, sinus rhythm, and coronary disease. N. Engl. J. Med 10.1056/NEJMoa1808848 (2018). - DOI - PubMed