Research Article

Effectiveness and Safety of Nonvitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Rivaroxaban and Apixaban in Patients with Venous Thromboembolism: A Meta-Analysis of Real-World Studies

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Summary of meta-analyses comparing RIV and API versus SoC in VTE for recurrent PE. API: apixaban; CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio; Np: number of patients; Ns: number of studies; RIV: rivaroxaban; SoC: standard of care; VKA±Hep: vitamin K antagonist±heparins; VTE: venous thromboembolism; N/A: not applicable. Green marks represent results indicating statistically lower event rate in the NOAC groups.