Real-world evaluation of perception, convenience and anticoagulant treatment satisfaction of patients with atrial fibrillation switched from long-term vitamin K antagonist treatment to dabigatran.

Eue-Keun ChoiYoung-Soo LeeAlan Koay Choon ChernPanyapat JiampoAurauma ChutinetDicky Armein HanafyPrabhav TrivediDongmei ZhaiYong Seog Oh

Published in: Open heart (2020)

Dabigatran was associated with a significant improvement in treatment convenience and satisfaction after switching from VKAs when used for stroke prevention in NVAF patients from Southeast Asia and South Korea.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
subarachnoid hemorrhage
patient reported outcomes
cerebral ischemia