Prevention of heart embolic complications in atrial fibrillation: Possibilities of using rivaroxaban

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The review analyzes the role of atrial fibrillation concurrent with stable manifestations of coronary heart disease when novel oral anticoagulants are used. It gives the results of comparison of the efficacy and safety of warfarin and rivaroxaban in such patients in the large controlled ROCKET-AF trial.

Keywords:

atrial fibrillation

myocardial infarction

oral anticoagulants

warfarin

rivaroxaban

Authors:

Iavelov I.S.

Kafedra klinicheskoĭ kardiologii Rossiĭskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta im. N.I. Pirogova, Moskva

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