The Bob Harrington Show - Episode 48: Focus on novel anticoagulants in clinical practice with Dr Elaine Hylek

Summary: Cardiologists now have a wealth of choice for anticoagulation, but with competitors to warfarin crowding the physician's office, it's increasingly difficult to select the most appropriate agent for patients with atrial fibrillation. Dr Elaine Hylek shares her thoughts on the need for the novel anticoagulants, the key lessons learned from recent blockbuster trials as well as from early clinical adoption of the new drugs, and what we need to do to make best use of these agents.