Rivaroxaban associated with increased bleeding risk compared with dabigatran in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
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There was a total of 52 240 new starts of dabigatran and 66 651 new starts of rivaroxaban during the study period. Rivaroxaban was associated with a non-significant decrease in thromboembolic stroke. There was also a non-significant increase in mortality associated with rivaroxaban.