Internal medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Stroke (engine)

Ischemia

Engineering

Cardiology

Intensive care medicine

Warfarin

Rivaroxaban

Thromboembolic stroke

Ischemic stroke

Stroke risk

Medicine

Mechanical engineering

American family physician

In patients at high risk of stroke because of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, rivaroxaban is as safe and effective as warfarin. However, it should not be used in patients at risk of stroke for reasons other than nonvalvular atrial fibrillation until research shows its relative safety and effectiveness.

Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for Prevention of Thromboembolic Events