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Shifting to a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulation agent from vitamin K antagonist in atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Emil Loldrup Fosbøl,
Naja Emborg Vinding,
Morten Lamberts,
Laila Stærk,
Anna Gundlund,
Kasper Gadsbøll,
Lars Køber,
Gunnar Gislason,
Jonas Bjerring Olesen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eux193
Subject(s) - vitamin k antagonist , antagonist , atrial fibrillation , medicine , vitamin , vitamin k , cardiology , pharmacology , warfarin , receptor
After non-vitamin K antagonist (VKA) oral anticoagulation agents (NOAC) have been approved for thrombo-embolic prophylaxis in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), utilization of oral anticoagulants (OAC) in NVAF has changed. Contemporary shifting from a VKA to a NOAC (dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or apixaban) has not been quantified, and could help assess whether these drugs are used according to recommendations.

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