Satisfaction of Patients with Nonvitamin K Anticoagulants Compared to Vitamin K Antagonists: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Vasyl KaterenchukGonçalo Silva DuarteGonçalo Martins E PereiraRicardo M FernandesJoaquim J FerreiraFausto J PintoJoão CostaDaniel CaldeiraPublished in: Thrombosis and haemostasis (2020)
In patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism, NOAC treatment is associated with greater satisfaction compared with VKAs. The switch from VKAs to NOACs was associated with improved patients' satisfaction. These effects were largely due to a lower degree of treatment burden with NOAC treatment.