Pharmacological Difference Between Platelet Aggregations in Cardioembolic Stroke Patients with Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Pilot Study

Major hemorrhagic complication incidence in patients with arterial fibrillation (AF), and treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), is lower than in vitamin K antagonist-treated patients.1 –5 Additionally, among DOACs, the direct oral thrombin inhibitor (dabigatran) and direct oral factor Xa (FXa) inhibitors (apixaban and rivaroxaban) seem to affect the coagulation system differently, which could provide distinct clinical outcomes.6,7 The results from the US6 and Denmark8 cohort stu dies suggest there is a minute, but notable difference in major bleeding complication incidence between dabigatran and FXa inhibitors.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research