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REAL-WORLD VERSUS RANDOMIZED TRIAL OUTCOMES IN SIMILAR POPULATIONS OF RIVAROXABAN-TREATED PATIENTS WITH NONVALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN ROCKET AF AND XANTUS

Authors :
Bayer Ag
Martin van Eickels
Silvia Kuhls
Paulus Kirchhof
A. John Camm
Susanne Hess
Sylvia Haas
Alexander Turpie
Pierre Amarenco
Marc Lambelet
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69:438
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2017.

Abstract

Background: Rivaroxaban was noninferior to warfarin in stroke or systemic embolism prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) in the ROCKET AF randomized controlled trial. Real-world evidence from XANTUS in an unselected rivaroxaban-treated NVAF population also showed low

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
69
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........3b975ef245ab3d11398030a673527520
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(17)33827-5