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New ACC guidance on periprocedural management of anticoagulation in A-fib falls short
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That being said, he noted that although randomized trials have shown that DOACs are at least as effective and safe as warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation, there have been no randomized, head-to-head clinical trials comparing them, nor are any such studies likely to be done for the foreseeable future. Yet physicians and their patients are hungry for comparative effectiveness data, even if it doesn’t rise to the status of level I evidence.
ARISTOPHANES is sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer. Dr. Deitelzweig reported serving as a consultant to Pfizer and receiving research grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Portola.