Non–Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant vs Warfarin for Post Cardiac Surgery Atrial Fibrillation

Submitted by: Christopher Anderson

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

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Author(s): Victor Nauffal, MD, Ludovic Trinquart, PhD, Asishana Osho, MD, Thoralf M. Sundt, MD, Steven A. Lubitz, MD, MPH, Patrick T. Ellinor, MD, PhD

Treatment guidelines for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) recommend use of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) over warfarin. However, clinical trials did not include individuals with post cardiac surgery AF. We sought to compare outcomes with NOACs vs warfarin for new onset post cardiac surgery AF.

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