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Canadian atrial fibrillation anticoaguiation (CAFA) study

Abstract

The Canadian Atrial Fibrillation Anticoagulation Study was a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial to assess the potential of warfarin to reduce systemic thromboembolism and its inherent risk of hemorrhage. As a result of the publication of two other "positive" studies of similar design and objective, this study was stopped early before completion of its planned recruitment of 630 patients. There were 187 patients randomized to …

Authors

Connolly SJ; Laupacis A; Gent M; Roberts RS; Cairns JA; Joyner C; Coinvestigators FTCS

Journal

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 349–355

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

8 1991

DOI

10.1016/0735-1097(91)90585-w

ISSN

0735-1097