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Clinical Performance of Nonvitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Real-World Obese Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Semin Thromb Hemost DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715792The prevalence of both atrial fibrillation (AF) and obesity has steadily increased. Nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have been shown to be more effective and safer than vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for long-term stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular AF. There are still limited data in the literature regarding performance of NOACs in obese patients with AF in the “real world.” The aim of our study was to compare the safety and effectiveness of NOACs versus well-controlled VKA therapy in obese AF patients in a “real-world” setting. Here, we ha...
Source: Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis - October 26, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Russo, Vincenzo Bottino, Roberta Rago, Anna Papa, Andrea Antonio Liccardo, Biagio D'Onofrio, Antonio Golino, Paolo Nigro, Gerardo Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Atrial Fibrillation and Malignancy: The Clinical Performance of Non –Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants—A Systematic Review
Semin Thromb Hemost DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661386Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly diagnosed in the setting of active cancer. Because of an increased risk of either thromboembolic events or bleeding, the decision to initiate therapeutic anticoagulation in patients with active cancer can be challenging. Moreover, little is still known about the optimal anticoagulation therapy in the setting of AF and cancer, and no guidelines are as yet available. Considering that nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are recommended as alternatives to vitamin K antagonists for stroke prevention in AF patients with CHA2DS2-VA...
Source: Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis - August 17, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Russo, Vincenzo Bottino, Roberta Rago, Anna Micco, Pierpaolo Di D' Onofrio, Antonio Liccardo, Biagio Golino, Paolo Nigro, Gerardo Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Direct Oral Anticoagulants and the Paradigm Shift in the Management of Venous Thromboembolism
Semin Thromb Hemost DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1637750The advent of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) has revolutionized anticoagulation management in both stroke prevention and venous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment/prevention. Clinical trials and secondary real-world data have shown that DOACs have similar efficacy and, in some cases, improved bleeding safety profiles compared with vitamin K antagonists. Together with benefits of patient convenience, this has shifted the risk–benefit ratio toward long-term anticoagulation. However, current VTE risk assessment models are based on vitamin K antagonists and do not take into acc...
Source: Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis - March 20, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Lim, Hui Yin Nandurkar, Harshal Ho, Prahlad Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Direct Oral Anticoagulants in End-Stage Renal Disease
Semin Thromb Hemost DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1621715Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) were excluded from pivotal clinical trials with oral anticoagulants. While such patients are at an increased risk of venous and arterial thromboembolism, their risk of bleeding is also elevated. It is thus of little surprise that stroke prevention with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in ESRD patients with atrial fibrillation is controversial, with observational evidence ranging from beneficial to harmful. This uncertainty extends to the less studied use of VKAs for venous thromboembolism in ESRD. The direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) ...
Source: Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis - January 10, 2018 Category: Hematology Authors: Klil-Drori, Adi J. Tagalakis, Vicky Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Use of Non –Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Malignancy: Clinical Practice Experience in a Single Institution and Literature Review
Semin Thromb Hemost DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1607436This observational study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with malignancy. A total of 76 patients (mean age: 73.2 ± 8.9; 28 females) with AF and malignancy treated with NOAC were included in the analysis. The mean CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED scores were 3.2 ± 1.2 and 2.2 ± 0.9, respectively. The study population was taking dabigatran 150 mg (25%) twice daily (BID), apixaban 5 mg BID (25%), dabigatran 110 mg BID (24%), rivaroxaban 20 mg (18%) once a da...
Source: Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis - December 8, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Russo, Vincenzo Rago, Anna Papa, Andrea Antonio Meo, Federica Di Attena, Emilio Golino, Paolo D'Onofrio, Antonio Nigro, Gerardo Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Pros and Cons of Vitamin K Antagonists and Non–Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants
This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of VKAs and NOACs.[...]Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis - February 19, 2015 Category: Hematology Authors: Riva, NicolettaAgeno, Walter Source Type: research

Comparative Efficacy and Safety of the Non–Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants for Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Semin Thromb HemostDOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1544156The non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), such as the thrombin inhibitor (dabigatran) and the direct factor Xa inhibitors (rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban), have been shown to be at least as efficacious and safe as conventional oral anticoagulants, such as the vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) (e.g., warfarin), for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Each NOAC has various advantages and specific features, and therefore decisions regarding appropriate stroke prevention require individual assessment of stroke and bleeding ri...
Source: Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis - February 15, 2015 Category: Hematology Authors: Senoo, KeitaroLip, Gregory Y. H. Source Type: research