Direct oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation and bioprosthetic valve replacement: A meta-analysis.

Spencer C LacyGarly R Saint CroixKadijah PorterAzeem LatibNirat Beohar

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)

This systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that DOACs are superior to VKAs with respect to stroke and major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation and BVR.

Keyphrases

direct oral anticoagulants
atrial fibrillation
aortic valve
mitral valve
aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
heart failure
venous thromboembolism
left ventricular