Novel Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices

The gold standard for anticoagulation in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVADs) is warfarin. However, many patients fail warfarin therapy due to thromboembolic and bleeding events. Warfarin requires regular monitoring and dosage adjustments, and is associated with significant patient time outside recommended therapeutic INR range. Novel oral anticoagulation (NOAC) has been shown to be non-inferior compared to warfarin in stroke prevention with less intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: 1072 Source Type: research