Medico-economic comparison of two anticoagulant treatment strategies: Vitamin K antagonists vs. direct oral anticoagulants in older adults in nursing homes in France. The "MIKADO" study.

Medico-economic comparison of two anticoagulant treatment strategies: Vitamin K antagonists vs. direct oral anticoagulants in older adults in nursing homes in France. The "MIKADO" study.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Currently, two classes of oral anticoagulants are available in nursing home residents: vitamin K antagonists (VKA) and direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC). DOACs have a higher net clinical benefit than VKAs but DOACs are about 10 times more expensive than VKAs. The objec...

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Main Authors: George Pisica-Donose, Matthieu Piccoli, Bastien Genet, Stéphane Bouee, Stefan Berechet, Ion Berechet, Antonin Dacasa Cortes, Sabri Atsamena, Catherine Bayle, Mihai Badescu, François Catelain, Lynda Kermeche, Isabelle Merlier, Sahondranirina Rakotoniary, Valérie Savin, Ariane Vidal, Jean-Sébastien Vidal, Olivier Hanon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283604

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