- Background: Dabigatran etexilate is one of several oral anticoagulants in clinical trials for the prevention of AF-related thromboembolism, venous thromboembolism, and other conditions for which warfarin had long been the only choice - Population and treatment: 18 113 patients with AF (mean age 71) and at least one other risk factor for stroke Randomized to blinded treatment with dabigatran 110 mg or 150 mg twice a day or unblinded prophylaxis with warfarin adjusted to an INR of 2.0–3.0 - Primary outcome: Stroke/peripheral embolic events See the article at http://www.theheart.org/article/995769.do