New oral anticoagulants in addition to single or dual antiplatelet therapy after an acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 1670-1680

  Oldgren, Jonas ^a,b   Wallentin, Lars ^a,b   Alexander, John H ^c   James, Stefan ^a,b   Jönelid, Birgitta ^a   Steg, Gabriel ^d,e,f   Sundström, Johan ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^f BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Antiplatelet therapy; Meta analysis; Myocardial infarction; Oral anticoagulants

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; APIXABAN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; CLOPIDOGREL; DABIGATRAN; DAREXABAN; PLACEBO; RIVAROXABAN; THROMBIN; XIMELAGATRAN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANTIPLATELET THERAPY; META-ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE I AS TOPIC; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878830133     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht049     Document Type: Article

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