Apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Granger, Christopher B;Alexander, John H;McMurray, John J V;Lopes, Renato D;Deceuninck, Olivier;et.al.
(2011) New England Journal of Medicine — Vol. 365, n° 11, p. 981-992 (2011)

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  • Granger, Christopher B
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  • Alexander, John H
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  • McMurray, John J V
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  • Lopes, Renato D
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  • Deceuninck, OlivierUCLouvain
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Abstract
In patients with atrial fibrillation, apixaban was superior to warfarin in preventing stroke or systemic embolism, caused less bleeding, and resulted in lower mortality. (Funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer; ARISTOTLE ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00412984.).
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Granger, C. B., Alexander, J. H., McMurray, J. J. V., Lopes, R. D., Hylek, E. M., Hanna, M., Al-Khalidi, H. R., Ansell, J., Atar, D., Avezum, A., Bahit, M. C., Diaz, R., Easton, J. D., Ezekowitz, J. A., Flaker, G., Garcia, D., Geraldes, M., Gersh, B. J., Golitsyn, S., et al. (2011). Apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation. New England Journal of Medicine, 365(11), 981-992. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1107039 (Original work published 2011)