Contemporary Clinical and Economic Outcomes Among Oral Anticoagulant Treated and Untreated Elderly Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Insights from the United States Medicare Database

Abstract Background: Oral anticoagulants (OACs) mitigate the risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Objective: Elderly AF patients who were treated with OACs (apixaban, dabigatran, edoxaban, rivaroxaban, or warfarin) were compared against AF patients who...

Apixaban 5 and 2.5 mg twice‐daily versus warfarin for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients: comparative effectiveness and safety evaluated using a propensity‐score‐matched approach

Abstract Authors: Li X, Keshishian A, Hamilton M, Horblyuk R, Gupta K, Luo X, Mardekian J, Friend K,Nadkarni A, Pan X, Lip GYH, Deitelzweig S. Prior real-world studies have shown that apixaban is associated with a reduced risk of stroke/systemic embolism (stroke/SE)...