Apixaban Finally Showing Superiority Over Warfarin In Clinical Trial
With the publication of “Apixaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation” (the ARISTOTLE trial) in the New England Journal of Medicine, the third drug in a series of medications designed to attack thrombin in the clotting cascade. The study was announced with quite a fanfare in Europe as cardiologists, financial analysts and reporters gushed forth with ‘mega-blockbuster’ praise this past weekend.
And for good reason.
This is the first trial to conclude that Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes*
