PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rizzo, Toni
ED  - Al-Khatib, Sana M.
TI  - Outcomes with Apixaban by Type of AF
DP  - 2012 Oct 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 12--12
VI  - 12
IP  - 6
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/6/12.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/6/12.full
AB  - Atrial fibrillation (AF) guidelines recommend identical treatments for stroke prevention for all types of AF (permanent, persistent, paroxysmal), based on known risk factors for stroke. This article discusses the results of a secondary analysis of the Apixaban for the Prevention of Stroke in Subjects with Atrial Fibrillation [ARISTOTLE; NCT00412984] trial, comparing rates of stroke or systemic embolism, bleeding, and mortality by AF type and treatment group.