Effects of Non–Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Valvular Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

BackgroundThe original non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) trials in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) enrolled patients with native valve pathologies. The object of this study was to quantify the benefit–risk profiles of NOACs versus warfarin in AF patients with native valvular he...

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Main Authors: Kuo‐Li Pan, Daniel E. Singer, Bruce Ovbiagele, Yi‐Ling Wu, Mohamed A. Ahmed, Meng Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.005835