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. 2021 Jan;174(1):JC5.
doi: 10.7326/ACPJ202101190-005. Epub 2021 Jan 5.

In older patients with AF, low-dose edoxaban reduced stroke or systemic embolism without increasing major bleeding

Daniel I Steinberg  1
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In older patients with AF, low-dose edoxaban reduced stroke or systemic embolism without increasing major bleeding

Daniel I Steinberg. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

Okumura K, Akao M, Yoshida T, et al. Low-dose edoxaban in very elderly patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med. 2020;383:1735-45. 32865374.

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  • Low-Dose Edoxaban in Very Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
    Okumura K, Akao M, Yoshida T, Kawata M, Okazaki O, Akashi S, Eshima K, Tanizawa K, Fukuzawa M, Hayashi T, Akishita M, Lip GYH, Yamashita T; ELDERCARE-AF Committees and Investigators. Okumura K, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 Oct 29;383(18):1735-1745. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2012883. Epub 2020 Aug 30. N Engl J Med. 2020. PMID: 32865374 Clinical Trial.

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