Are direct oral anticoagulants effective in reducing systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Feb 1:180:192-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.208. Epub 2014 Nov 27.

Authors

Nicola Mumoli¹, Marco Cei², Josè Vitale³, Andrea Fontanella⁴, Francesco Dentali³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Civile di Livorno, 57100 Livorno, Italy. Electronic address: nimumoli@tiscali.it.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Civile di Livorno, 57100 Livorno, Italy.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Di Circolo, Varese, 21100 Varese, Italy.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale del Buon Consiglio, 80100 Napoli, Italy.

PMID: 25463362
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.208

No abstract available

Keywords: Arterial thrombosis; Atrial fibrillation; New oral anticoagulant; Systemic embolism; Vascular diseases; Warfarin.

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Anticoagulants / administration & dosage*
Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy*
Embolism* / epidemiology
Embolism* / etiology
Embolism* / prevention & control
Global Health
Humans
Incidence

Substances

Anticoagulants