PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Hoyle, Brian ED - Giugliano, Robert TI - Beneficial Effects of Once-Daily Edoxaban in Patients with AF DP - 2014 Nov 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 11--13 VI - 14 IP - 24 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/24/11.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/24/11.full AB - This article reports the results of the Effective Anticoagulation With Factor Xa Next Generation in Atrial Fibrillation—TIMI 48 trial [ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48]. This randomized, double-blind, double-dummy trial of 21,105 patients demonstrated the efficacy and safety of a once-daily regimen of the oral anticoagulant edoxaban in treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). The primary trial results have been published [Giugliano RP et al. N Engl J Med 2013].