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. 2018 May 1;9:1–10. doi: 10.2147/POR.S156521

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Defined patient samples.

Notes: ^aNo possible assignment to 1 of the 2 defined cohorts because of prescription of 2 different agents at index date, death at index date, prescription of an OAC agent 6 month before index date but no follow-up prescription after index date, or no OAC therapy at all.

Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; NOAC, non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants; OAC, oral anticoagulation; PS, propensity score; VKA, vitamin-K-antagonist.