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. 2016 Feb 18;16(2):149–154. doi: 10.1007/s40268-016-0124-1
There are no published study in humans evaluating the efficacy and safety of dabigatran or any other NOACs in patients with mitral and/or aortic bioprosthesis valve.
DAWA is a phase 2, prospective, open-label, randomized, pilot study. The main variable to be observed in this study is intracardiac thrombus. There are no formal primary or secondary clinical efficacy or safety outcomes because it is a pilot study.
The DAWA study encourages a larger multicentric prospective study to assess the use of new oral anticoagulants in patients with bioprosthesis valve.