Apixaban, an Oral, Direct, Selective Factor Xa Inhibitor, in Combination With Antiplatelet Therapy After Acute Coronary Syndrome
Author(s) -
Investigators,
John H. Alexander,
Richard C. Becker,
Deepak L. Bhatt,
Frank Cools,
Filippo Crea,
Mikael Dellborg,
Keith A.A. Fox,
Shaun G Goodman,
Robert A Harrington,
Kurt Huber,
Steen Husted,
Basil S. Lewis,
José LópezSendón,
Puneet Mohan,
Gilles Montalescot,
Mikhail Ruda,
Witold Rużyłło,
Freek W.A. Verheugt,
Lars Wallentin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.832139
Subject(s) - medicine , apixaban , acute coronary syndrome , hazard ratio , aspirin , myocardial infarction , placebo , stroke (engine) , clopidogrel , confidence interval , cardiology , rivaroxaban , atrial fibrillation , warfarin , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
After an acute coronary syndrome, patients remain at risk of recurrent events. Apixaban, an oral direct factor Xa inhibitor, is a novel anticoagulant that may reduce these events but also poses a risk of bleeding.
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