Dabigatran etexilate in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: Benefits of application in certain clinical situations

The review discusses the problem of patient-oriented choice of anticoagulants for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). The efficacy and safety profile of dabigatran etexilate and a group of patients with advantage of dabigatran application: patients with a high risk or history of ischemic stroke, patients who are indicated for combination antithrombotic therapy, and patients with a high risk of emergency surgical interventions and procedures, as well as with a high risk of bleeding, etc. The place of idarucizumab, a direct dabigatran etexilate antagonist, is shown. © 2019, Silicea-Poligraf. All rights reserved.