"Evaluating the efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants compared to warfarin in very morbidly obese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: A retrospective cohort study".

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Heliyon Pub Date : 2025-01-03 eCollection Date: 2025-01-15 DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41596

Shady Ezaldin, Mahmoud Abdelsalam, Frank Annie, Julton Tomanguillo Chumbe, Elie Gharib

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Abstract

•DOACs are effective and safe in very morbidly obese AF patients (BMI ≥50 kg/m²).•DOACs show similar stroke and bleeding risks as warfarin in this population.•Findings support DOACs in anticoagulation guidelines for very morbidly obese patients.

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