Effect of non-vitamin-K oral anticoagulants on stroke severity compared to warfarin: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Maria Costello Robert P MurphyC JudgeS RuttledgeS GoreyE LoughlinD HughesA NolanM J O'DonnellM Canavan

Published in: European journal of neurology (2020)

In phase III trials of NOACs, for prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation, NOACs are associated with a lower risk of both fatal/disabling and non-disabling stroke compared to warfarin.

Keyphrases

oral anticoagulants
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left atrial
phase iii
direct oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
heart failure
clinical trial
open label
percutaneous coronary intervention
systematic review
randomized controlled trial
venous thromboembolism
mitral valve
cerebral ischemia