Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Non-vitamin K antagonist (VKA) oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have several advantages over VKAs that render them an attractive option for adults with congenital heart disease (CHD). Efficacy and safety data specific to the adult CHD population are emerging. Herein, we synthesize the growing literature regarding NOACs in adults with CHD and attempt to identify subgroups for which it appears reasonable to extrapolate data from populations without...