Factors driving the use of warfarin and non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation

In the past, warfarin was the drug of choice for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Recently, non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have been approved as an alternative to warfarin in nonvalvular AF. However, there is a limited amount of real-world data on ho...

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Main Authors: Mu-Mei Hu, Jui Wang, Kuo-Liong Chien, Chin-Ling Su, Shin-Yi Lin, Fe-Lin Lin Wu, Zhen-Fang Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664616301164