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Choosing Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants: Practical Considerations We Need to Know.
CONCLUSION: NOACs provide a convenient and safe alternative to warfarin and may result in improved therapeutic outcomes for patients with NVAF or VTE. The use of NOACs in other indications and patient populations is under investigation, and clinical trials investigating their use in acute coronary syndrome, medically ill patients, percutaneous coronary intervention, cardioversion, catheter ablation, coronary arterial disease, and heart failure have been announced. PMID: 27999513 [PubMed]
Source: Ochsner Journal - December 23, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Ochsner J Source Type: research

Antithrombotic therapy in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: should we change our practice after the PIONEER AF-PCI and RE-DUAL PCI trials?
AbstractThe number of patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is increasing. Since these patients have a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 1 or higher, they should be treated with oral anticoagulation to prevent stroke. However, combination therapy with oral anticoagulation for prevention of embolic stroke and dual platelet inhibition for prevention of coronary thrombosis significantly increases bleeding complications. The optimal combination, intensity and duration of antithrombotic combination therapy is still not known. In the rather small randomized WOEST trial, the combination of a vi...
Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology - April 20, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Safety and Efficacy of Triple Antithrombotic Therapy with Dabigatran versus Vitamin K Antagonist in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: A Pilot Study.
Conclusion: Dabigatran at the dose used for stroke prevention appears safer than VKA and maintains a similar efficacy profile, when used with DAPT, in AF patients who have undergone PCI with stenting for ACS. PMID: 30895193 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Biomed Res - March 22, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Russo V, Rago A, Proietti R, Attena E, Rainone C, Crisci M, Papa AA, Calabrò P, D'Onofrio A, Golino P, Nigro G Tags: Biomed Res Int Source Type: research

Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation: What’s New in the Literature
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is considered the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, and it is associated with a significant risk of adverse events, especially ischemic stroke. Oral anticoagulation is the cornerstone for stroke prevention in AF; for many years, only vitamin K antagonists were used for this purpose, with an absolute risk reduction>60%. However, these agents have limitations, such as narrow therapeutic margins and drug–food and drug–drug interactions. More recently, 4 direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs)—non–vitamin K antagonists—have become available for patients with AF: dabigatran, rivaroxa...
Source: Cardiology in Review - April 17, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research

Enrollment completed for RE-DUAL PCI ™ study of 2,700 atrial fibrillation patients
(WHITECOAT STRATEGIES, LLC) The Baim Institute announces that patient enrollment into the international Phase IIIb RE-DUAL PCI ™ study is complete. The study evaluates the safety and efficacy of dabigatran etexilate (marketed as Pradaxa ® ) in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing a percutaneous coronary intervention with stent placement. This is the first time that two dosages of a non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant already approved for stroke prevention in AF are evaluated in a dual versus triple antithrombotic regimen after PCI.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Safety and efficacy of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant for atrial fibrillation patients following percutaneous coronary intervention: A bivariate analysis of the PIONEER AF-PCI and RE-DUAL PCI trial
Conclusions A bivariate analysis that simultaneously characterizes both risk and benefit demonstrates that rivaroxaban- and dabigatran-based regimens were both favorable over VKA plus dual antiplatelet therapy among patients with AF undergoing PCI.
Source: American Heart Journal - June 13, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Safety and efficacy of non –vitamin K oral anticoagulant for atrial fibrillation patients after percutaneous coronary intervention: A bivariate analysis of the PIONEER AF-PCI and RE-DUAL PCI trial
Conclusions A bivariate analysis that simultaneously characterizes both risk and benefit demonstrates that riva- and dabi-based regimens were both favorable over VKA plus dual antiplatelet therapy among patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI.
Source: American Heart Journal - July 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Safety and efficacy of non–vitamin K oral anticoagulant for atrial fibrillation patients after percutaneous coronary intervention: A bivariate analysis of the PIONEER AF-PCI and RE-DUAL PCI trial
ConclusionsA bivariate analysis that simultaneously characterizes both risk and benefit demonstrates that riva- and dabi-based regimens were both favorable over VKA plus dual antiplatelet therapy among patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI.
Source: American Heart Journal - July 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) post-percutaneous coronary intervention: a network meta-analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: Very low- to moderate-certainty evidence suggests no meaningful difference in efficacy outcomes between non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) and vitamin K antagonists following percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. NOACs probably reduce the risk of recurrent hospitalisation for adverse events compared with vitamin K antagonists. Low- to moderate-certainty evidence suggests that dabigatran may reduce the rates of major and non-major bleeding, and apixaban and rivaroxaban probably reduce the rates of non-major bleeding compared with vitamin K an...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - December 18, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Al Said S, Alabed S, Kaier K, Tan AR, Bode C, Meerpohl JJ, Duerschmied D Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research