Switching from vitamin K antagonists to direct oral anticoagulants: Treatment satisfaction and patient concerns.

CONCLUSIONS: DOAC treatment satisfaction was high. A substantial part of patients expressed concerns about adverse events, especially women, patients aged <60 years, or highly educated patients. Our findings among patients who already switched to DOAC may assist in the process of shared decision-making when switching a patient from VKA to DOAC is considered.
PMID: 32170987 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - March 13, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Toorop MMA, van Rein N, Nierman MC, Vermaas HW, Huisman MV, van der Meer FJM, Cannegieter SC, Lijfering WM Tags: J Thromb Haemost Source Type: research