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27.06.2019 | IM - COMMENTARY
Real-world efficacy and safety of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation
verfasst von:
Francesco Violi, Daniele Pastori
Erschienen in:
Internal and Emergency Medicine
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Ausgabe 8/2019
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Excerpt
The INSIghT investigators performed a real-world prospective observational cohort study to investigate the safety and efficacy of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in 632 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) according to the presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), defined by a creatinine clearance (CrCl) < 60 ml/min [
1]. Patients with CKD (
n = 219) were at higher thromboembolic risk, as they were older, more likely to be women, hypertensive and diabetic. Among NOACs, apixaban was the most commonly used anticoagulant in CKD patients, followed by dabigatran and rivaroxaban. No patients on edoxaban were included. …