Dabigatran versus Warfarin in the Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism

Schulman, Sam; Kearon, Clive; K. Kakkar, Ajay; Mismetti, Patrick; Schellong, Sebastian; Eriksson, Henry; Baanstra, David; Schnee, Janet; Z. Goldhaber, Samuel

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0906598

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Dabigatran versus Warfarin in the Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Dec 6, 2009

Authors:

Sam Schulman

Clive Kearon

Ajay K. Kakkar

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The direct oral thrombin inhibitor dabigatran has a predictable anticoagulant effect and may be an alternative therapy to warfarin for patients who have acute venous thromboembolism. METHODS: In a randomized, double-blind, noninferiority trial involving patients with acute venous thrombo...

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Medicine

Dabigatran

Warfarin

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