28 ACTIVE A was one of three related studies of patients with AF Mar 17, 2019 · Hansen ML, Sørensen R, Clausen MT, et al
Type of anticoagulation – For most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) with an indication for anticoagulation, we recommend a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) rather than a vitamin K antagonist (VKA; eg, warfarin) (
In patients with atrial fibrillation for whom vitamin K–antagonist therapy was unsuitable, the addition of clopidogrel to aspirin reduced the risk of major vascular events, especially stroke Answer: Both Warfarin (brand name - and Plavix (generic - clopidogrel bisulfate) are considered blood thinners, but they are very different drugs with different actions
1 Up to 40% of patients with AF also have coronary artery disease (CAD), many of whom require revascularization
Collectively, when the warfarin–clopidogrel–aspirin triple therapy combination was compared with the apixaban–clopidogrel double therapy
4 percent per year in patients with nonvalvular atrial
In this randomized, double-blind trial, we compared apixaban (at a dose of 5 mg twice daily) with warfarin (target international normalized ratio, 2
An open-label, 2 × 2 factorial, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the safety of apixaban vs