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Efficacy and safety of dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and warfarin for stroke prevention in Chinese patients with atrial fibrillation: the Hong Kong Atrial Fibrillation Project

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Little is known about the comparative effectiveness and safety of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) compared to warfarin in Chinese atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Our aim was to compare… Click to show full abstract

Little is known about the comparative effectiveness and safety of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) compared to warfarin in Chinese atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Our aim was to compare the ischemic stroke risk reduction and incidence of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) of warfarin in relation to quality of anticoagulation control (as reflected by time in therapeutic range [TTR]), and to dabigatran and rivaroxaban in a real‐world cohort of Chinese AF patients.

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; fibrillation; warfarin; safety; chinese patients; dabigatran rivaroxaban

Journal Title: Clinical Cardiology
Year Published: 2017

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