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Apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation - The New England Journal of Medicine - 2011

Brief Summary:

In patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and at ≥1 risk factor, apixaban is associated with a greater reduction in rates of stroke or systemic embolism while having a lower rate of lower bleeding than warfarin.

Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21870978

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