Anticoagulant plus antiplatelet therapy for atrial fibrillationAntikoagulation plus Thrombozytenaggregationshemmung bei Vorhofflimmern

Emerging evidence indicates combination therapy with anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents for atrial fibrillation (AF) will be increasingly required. Numerous studies compare the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of anticoagulation alone in AF, i. e., non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) vs. warfarin. However, the addition of antiplatelet agents with their potential for decreasing thromboembolic stroke counter-balanced by an increased bleeding risk has received less attention. Thus, we evaluated the cost–utility of this combination therapy.