Is Apixaban (Eliquis) the "ideal" anticoagulant to replace warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation?

MeSH terms

• Administration, Oral
• Anticoagulants / adverse effects
• Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
• Atrial Fibrillation / complications
• Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy*
• Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic
• Embolism / prevention & control
• Factor Xa Inhibitors
• Humans
• Pyrazoles / adverse effects
• Pyrazoles / therapeutic use*
• Pyridones / adverse effects
• Pyridones / therapeutic use*
• Stroke / etiology
• Stroke / prevention & control*
• Warfarin / adverse effects
• Warfarin / therapeutic use