Dabigatran versus warfarin in patients with mechanical heart valves.

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Published in N Engl J Med on August 31, 2013

Authors

John W Eikelboom1, Stuart J Connolly, Martina Brueckmann, Christopher B Granger, Arie P Kappetein, Michael J Mack, Jon Blatchford, Kevin Devenny, Jeffrey Friedman, Kelly Guiver, Ruth Harper, Yasser Khder, Maximilian T Lobmeyer, Hugo Maas, Jens-Uwe Voigt, Maarten L Simoons, Frans Van de Werf, RE-ALIGN Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

Associated clinical trials:

Dabigatran Etexilate in Patients With Mechanical Heart Valves (RE-ALIGN) | NCT01452347

Follow on Study From RE-ALIGN | NCT01505881

Comparison of Antithrombotic Treatments After Aortic Valve Replacement. Rivaroxaban: A New Antithrombotic Treatment for Patients With Mechanical Prosthetic Aortic Heart Valve. (CATHAR) | NCT02128841

Genotype-guided Warfarin Individualized Treatment | NCT02211326

PROACT Xa - A Trial to Determine if Participants With an On-X Aortic Valve Can be Maintained Safely on Apixaban | NCT04142658

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