Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation suneetha from Suneetha Sampath
Should a person with afib be started on warfarin or a NOAC? If you can't answer this question with an evidence based discussion, then the slides above by Dr. Sampath will be helpful.
Here is a link to the meta analysis mentioned in the presentation: http://anticoagulation.amjmed.com/Content/PDFs/Miller-Meta.pdf
A 2013 Cochrane Review: Factor Xa inhibitors versus vitamin K antagonists for preventing cerebral or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation
And lastly, here is The NEJM Paper that prevents us from considering NOACs in patients with mechanical valves
Should a person with afib be started on warfarin or a NOAC? If you can't answer this question with an evidence based discussion, then the slides above by Dr. Sampath will be helpful.
Here is a link to the meta analysis mentioned in the presentation: http://anticoagulation.amjmed.com/Content/PDFs/Miller-Meta.pdf
A 2013 Cochrane Review: Factor Xa inhibitors versus vitamin K antagonists for preventing cerebral or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation
And lastly, here is The NEJM Paper that prevents us from considering NOACs in patients with mechanical valves
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