Impact of apixaban treatment discontinuation on the risk of hospitalization among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and COVID-19

CONCLUSION: NVAF patients with COVID-19 who discontinued apixaban had a higher risk of hospitalization and thrombotic events vs. those who continued apixaban, with no significant difference in bleeding-related hospitalization.PMID:36000258 | DOI:10.1080/03007995.2022.2112871

Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - August 24, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Steven Deitelzweig Julia Zhu Jenny Jiang Xuemei Luo Allison Keshishian Mauricio Ferri Lisa Rosenblatt Patricia Schuler Cynthia Gutierrez Amol D Dhamane Source Type: research