Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism with rivaroxaban compared with warfarin in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and moderate renal impairment.

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Published in Eur Heart J on August 28, 2011

Authors

Keith A A Fox1, Jonathan P Piccini, Daniel Wojdyla, Richard C Becker, Jonathan L Halperin, Christopher C Nessel, John F Paolini, Graeme J Hankey, Kenneth W Mahaffey, Manesh R Patel, Daniel E Singer, Robert M Califf

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, 49 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SB, UK. k.a.a.fox@ed.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Trial to Evaluate Anticoagulation Therapy in Hemodialysis Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (RENAL-AF) | NCT02942407

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