Assessing adherence and persistence to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) among patients with atrial fibrillation in tertiary-care referral centers in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohammed A Kubas (Author), Fatiha Hana Shabaruddin (Author), Wardati Mazlan-Kepli (Author), Nirmala Jagan (Author), Sahimi Mohamed (Author), Nor Ilyani Mohamed Nazar (Author), Che Suraya Zin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), such as dabigatran and rivaroxaban, are now available for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and are often clinically preferred over vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), such as warfarin. Data describing adherence...