Cost-effectiveness of apixaban compared to other anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation in the real-world and trial settings.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and real-world data (RWD) in patients with atrial fibrillation have shown that-compared to vitamin K antagonists (VKAs)-non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are at least as effective in the prevention of ischaemic stroke, while decrea...

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Main Authors: Lisa A de Jong, Jessie Groeneveld, Jelena Stevanovic, Harrie Rila, Robert G Tieleman, Menno V Huisman, Maarten J Postma, Marinus van Hulst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222658