PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nichols, Emma Hitt
ED  - Ruff, Christian T.
ED  - Shah, Rohan
ED  - Alexander, John H.
ED  - Bonde, Anders Nissen
ED  - Le Heuzey, Jean-Yves
TI  - NOACs
DP  - 2015 Dec 09
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 13--15
VI  - 15
IP  - 28 suppl 2
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/28_suppl_2/13.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/28_suppl_2/13.full
AB  - There are now 4 novel oral anticoagulants available as an alternative to vitamin K antagonists for the risk reduction of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. However, many unanswered questions remain about their use in clinical practice, and numerous trials are ongoing.