Apixaban with antiplatelet therapy after acute coronary syndrome

John H Alexander, Renato D Lopes, Stefan James, Rakhi Kilaru, Yaohua He, Puneet Mohan, Deepak L Bhatt, Shaun Goodman, Freek W Verheugt, Marcus Flather, Kurt Huber, Danny Liaw, Steen E Husted, Jose Lopez-Sendon, Raffaele De Caterina, Petr Jansky, Harald Darius, Dragos Vinereanu, Jan H Cornel, Frank CoolsDan Atar, Jose Luis Leiva-Pons, Matyas Keltai, Hisao Ogawa, Prem Pais, Alexander Parkhomenko, Witold Ruzyllo, Rafael Diaz, Harvey White, Mikhail Ruda, Margarida Geraldes, Jack Lawrence, Robert A Harrington, Lars Wallentin, APPRAISE-2 Investigators

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Abstract

Apixaban, an oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor, may reduce the risk of recurrent ischemic events when added to antiplatelet therapy after an acute coronary syndrome.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)699-708
Number of pages10
JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
Volume365
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Aug 2011

Keywords

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Aged
  • Angina, Unstable
  • Aspirin
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Factor Xa
  • Female
  • Hemorrhage
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Pyrazoles
  • Pyridones
  • Stroke
  • Treatment Outcome

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