Patterns of long-term use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Quebec observational study.
Antonios DourosChristel RenouxJanie CoulombeSamy SuissaPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2017)
Older, high-risk patients are less likely to initiate NOACs than VKAs. NOAC users show a higher long-term persistence than VKA users, and older, high-risk patients are less likely to discontinue anticoagulation treatment.