Apixaban, an oral, direct, selective factor Xa inhibitor, in combination with antiplatelet therapy after acute coronary syndrome: results of the Apixaban for Prevention of Acute Ischemic and Safety Events (APPRAISE) trial

APPRAISE Steering Committee and Investigators, John H Alexander, Richard C Becker, Deepak L Bhatt, Frank Cools, Filippo Crea, Mikael Dellborg, Keith A A Fox, Shaun G Goodman, Robert A Harrington, Kurt Huber, Steen Husted, Basil S Lewis, Jose Lopez-Sendon, Puneet Mohan, Gilles Montalescot, Mikhail Ruda, Witold Ruzyllo, Freek Verheugt, Lars Wallentin

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After an acute coronary syndrome, patients remain at risk of recurrent events. Apixaban, an oral direct factor Xa inhibitor, is a novel anticoagulant that may reduce these events but also poses a risk of bleeding.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2877-85
Number of pages9
JournalCirculation
Volume119
Issue number22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2009

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