Predictors of NOAC versus VKA use for stroke prevention in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: Results from GARFIELD-AF


Haas S., Camm A. J., Bassand J., Angchaisuksiri P., Cools F., Corbalan R., ...More

AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL, vol.213, pp.35-46, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 213
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.03.013
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.35-46
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction A principal aim of the Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD-Atrial Fibrillation (GARFIELD-AF) was to document changes in treatment practice for patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation during an era when non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) were becoming more widely adopted. In these analyses, the key factors which determined the choice between NOACs and vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) are explored.