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Review
. 2021 Jan 8:2021:8886210.
doi: 10.1155/2021/8886210. eCollection 2021.

Rivaroxaban: Expanded Role in Cardiovascular Disease Management-A Literature Review

Muhammad Ajmal  1 , Jacob Friedman  1 , Qurat Ul Ain Riaz Sipra  1 , Tom Lassar  1
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Review

Rivaroxaban: Expanded Role in Cardiovascular Disease Management-A Literature Review

Muhammad Ajmal et al. Cardiovasc Ther. .

Abstract

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are widely used for the prevention of stroke in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, treatment of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, and as prophylaxis after hip and knee surgery after approval by the Food and Drug Administration. In the last decade, DOACs were studied for various indications; this review is focused on rivaroxaban, a factor Xa inhibitor, which is used in an expanded evidence-based fashion for coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, heart failure, malignancy, and prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis in acute medical illnesses.

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