Pleotropic Effect of New Oral Anticoagulants

Summary

Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been known to have several pathophysiologic mechanisms including endothelial dysfunction of heart and vessel. This study was designed to determine the efficacy of NOAC therapy in the prevention of endothelial dysfunction and progression of atherosclerosis of AF subjects.

Timeline

Start

2015-10

Primary completion

2017-09

Completion

2017-09

Publications

• Kim JB, Joung HJ, Lee JM, Woo JS, Kim WS, Kim KS, Lee KH, Kim W. Evaluation of the vascular protective effects of new oral anticoagulants in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (PREFER-AF): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2016 Aug 24;17(1):422. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1541-8.

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