Two Phase III trials found that apixaban was more effective for stroke prevention than either aspirin or warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), with a similar (versus aspirin ...

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and Pfizer/Bristol-Myers Squibb's Eliquis (apixaban) – if treatment with the drugs leads to life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding complications. On the positive side, members of the Cellular ...

Further trials comparing aspirin with newer anticoagulants (dabigatran, apixaban and rivaroxaban) are necessary to assess the role of each agent in stroke prevention in patients with AF.

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A SUBGROUP analysis of the ARTESiA trial suggests that apixaban provides a significant reduction in stroke or systemic embolism in people with subclinical atrial fibrillation and a history of stroke ...

Binge drinking and possibly, moderate alcohol intake, may trigger atrial fibrillation. Caffeine intake does not appear to be a trigger; although, some doctors still recommend that patients with atrial ...

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