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ArticleJAMA2014

Factor Xa inhibitors vs warfarin for preventing stroke and thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Karsten M H Bruins Slot, Eivind Berge

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Article in JAMA, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karsten M H Bruins SlotDepartment of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Eivind BergeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Oslo University Hospital · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

clinical questionIs treatment with factor Xa inhibitors associated with better efficacy and safety compared with the vitamin K antagonist warfarin for preventing strokes or other systemic embolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation? BOTTOM LINE: Compared with warfarin, factor Xa inhibitors are associated with a lower risk of stroke and other systemic embolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation. Factor Xa inhibitors were associated with lower rates of intracranial hemorrhage and mortality compared with warfarin. Factor Xa inhibitors were associated with a reduction in major bleeding events, but there was heterogeneity between the included studies, and the reduction was not statistically significant in a prespecified sensitivity analysis.

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Factor Xa InhibitorsAtrial FibrillationEmbolismHumansIntracranial EmbolismVitamin KFactor Xa InhibitorsVitamin K

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PMID24643605
OpenAlexW2013330935

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