Rivaroxaban in Patients with Heart Failure, Sinus Rhythm, and Coronary Disease
Author(s) -
Faı̈ez Zannad,
Stefan D. Anker,
William M. Byra,
John G.F. Cleland,
Min Fu,
Mihai Gheorghiade,
Carolyn S.P. Lam,
Mandeep R. Mehra,
James D. Neaton,
Christopher C. Nessel,
Theodore E. Spiro,
Dirk J. van Veldhuisen,
Barry Greenberg
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1808848
Subject(s) - rivaroxaban , heart failure , medicine , cardiology , sinus rhythm , coronary artery disease , thrombin , atrial fibrillation , warfarin , platelet
Heart failure is associated with activation of thrombin-related pathways, which predicts a poor prognosis. We hypothesized that treatment with rivaroxaban, a factor Xa inhibitor, could reduce thrombin generation and improve outcomes for patients with worsening chronic heart failure and underlying coronary artery disease.
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