In the frame of the Atrial Fibrillation Registry for Ankle–Brachial Index Prevalence Assessment-Collaborative Italian Study (ARAPACIS) involving 93 Internal Medicine wards, Pignatelli et al. [
[1]
] conducted a questionnaire survey that, in addition to other questions, asked on the
drugs of choice for prophylaxis of cardioembolism in patients with non-valvular atrial
fibrillation (AF). Aspirin was chosen by 9% of the respondents, whereas oral anticoagulants
were chosen by as many as 91% of the responders, 55% preferring vitamin K antagonists
(VKAs) and 36% the non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) (of which dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban are licensed in Italy).- Pignatelli P.
- Pastori D.
- Perticone F.
- Corazza G.R.
- Violi F.
Lights and shadows in the management of old and new oral anticoagulants in the real
world of atrial fibrillation by Italian internists. A survey from the ARAPACIS Study.
Eur J Intern Med. 2015; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2015.06.007
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