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.