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Edoxaban vs. warfarin in vitamin K antagonist experienced and naive patients with atrial fibrillation
Conclusion In patients with AF, edoxaban appeared to demonstrate greater efficacy compared with warfarin in patients who were VKA naive than VKA experienced. Edoxaban significantly reduced major bleeding compared with warfarin regardless of prior VKA exposure.
Source: European Heart Journal - June 14, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: O'Donoghue, M. L., Ruff, C. T., Giugliano, R. P., Murphy, S. A., Grip, L. T., Mercuri, M. F., Rutman, H., Shi, M., Kania, G., Cermak, O., Braunwald, E., Antman, E. M. Tags: Atrial fibrillation Source Type: research

Outcomes and costs of left atrial appendage closure from randomized controlled trial and real-world experience relative to oral anticoagulation
Conclusion Left atrial appendage closure in NVAF in a real-world setting may result in lower stroke and major bleeding rates than reported in LAAC clinical trials. Left atrial appendage closure in both settings achieves cost parity in a relatively short period of time and may offer substantial savings compared with current therapies. Savings are most pronounced among higher risk patients and those unsuitable for anticoagulation.
Source: European Heart Journal - December 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Panikker, S., Lord, J., Jarman, J. W. E., Armstrong, S., Jones, D. G., Haldar, S., Butcher, C., Khan, H., Mantziari, L., Nicol, E., Hussain, W., Clague, J. R., Foran, J. P., Markides, V., Wong, T. Tags: Thrombosis and antithrombotic therapy Source Type: research

Cost-effectiveness of dabigatran compared with warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation in Sweden
Conclusion Dabigatran is a cost-effective treatment in Sweden, as its incremental cost-effectiveness ratio is below the normally accepted willingness to pay limit.
Source: European Heart Journal - January 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Davidson, T., Husberg, M., Janzon, M., Oldgren, J., Levin, L.-A. Tags: Arrhythmia/electrophysiology Source Type: research

Betrixaban compared with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation: results of a phase 2, randomized, dose-ranging study (Explore-Xa)
Conclusion Betrixaban was well tolerated and had similar or lower rates of bleeding compared with well-controlled warfarin in patients with AF at risk for stroke.
Source: European Heart Journal - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Connolly, S. J., Eikelboom, J., Dorian, P., Hohnloser, S. H., Gretler, D. D., Sinha, U., Ezekowitz, M. D. Tags: Arrhythmia/electrophysiology Source Type: research

CardioPulse Articles * Warfarin increases stroke risk in atrial fibrillation * Aspirin still overprescribed for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation * Clinical Research in Cardiology: the official journal of the German Cardiac Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Herz-/Kreislaufforschung) * Septic shock in infective endocarditis * Innovation in atrial fibrillation therapy
Source: European Heart Journal - June 7, 2014 Category: Cardiology Tags: CardioPulse Source Type: research

Edoxaban vs. warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation on amiodarone: a subgroup analysis of the ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trial
Conclusions Patients randomized to the LDE treated with amiodarone at the time of randomization demonstrated a significant reduction in ischaemic events vs. warfarin when compared with those not on amiodarone, while preserving a favourable bleeding profile. In contrast, amiodarone had no effect on the relative efficacy and safety of HDE.
Source: European Heart Journal - September 1, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steffel, J., Giugliano, R. P., Braunwald, E., Murphy, S. A., Atar, D., Heidbuchel, H., Camm, A. J., Antman, E. M., Ruff, C. T. Tags: Thrombosis and anti-thrombotic therapy Source Type: research

Antithrombotic therapy in heart failure patients with and without atrial fibrillation: update and future challenges
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) often coexist, and patients with AF and HF have a higher risk of thromboembolic events and overall mortality compared with those with AF without HF. Additionally, the prevalence of AF increases with the severity of HF. The use of vitamin K antagonists is more unstable in patients with concomitant AF and HF, which is an independent risk factor for reduced time under therapeutic range. More recently, non-vitamin K antagonists oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have emerged as therapeutic alternatives for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular AF, as they have been shown to be...
Source: European Heart Journal - August 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ferreira, J. P., Girerd, N., Alshalash, S., Konstam, M. A., Zannad, F. Tags: Clinical update Source Type: research

CardioPulse Articles * New oral anticoagulants for non-valvular atrial fibrillation: harder to handle than expected * Once-daily edoxaban: a safer option than well-managed warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation? * The Quick Test: 80 years on * Apixaban: a new direct oral anticoagulant for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation * Novel oral anticoagulants in the emergency room
Source: European Heart Journal - July 21, 2014 Category: Cardiology Tags: CardioPulse Source Type: research

Management of major bleeding events in patients treated with rivaroxaban vs. warfarin: results from the ROCKET AF trial
Conclusion Among high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation who experienced major bleeding in ROCKET AF, the use of FFP and PCC was less among those allocated rivaroxaban compared with warfarin. However, use of PRBCs and outcomes after bleeding were similar among patients randomized to rivaroxaban or to warfarin.
Source: European Heart Journal - July 21, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Piccini, J. P., Garg, J., Patel, M. R., Lokhnygina, Y., Goodman, S. G., Becker, R. C., Berkowitz, S. D., Breithardt, G., Hacke, W., Halperin, J. L., Hankey, G. J., Nessel, C. C., Mahaffey, K. W., Singer, D. E., Califf, R. M., Fox, K. A. A., on behalf of t Tags: Atrial fibrillation Source Type: research

A novel risk prediction score in atrial fibrillation for a net clinical outcome from the ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 randomized clinical trial
Conclusion</div>In VKA naive patients with AF, the TIMI-AF score can assist in the prediction of a poor composite outcome and guide selection of anticoagulant therapy by identifying a differential clinical benefit with a NOAC or VKA.</span>
Source: European Heart Journal - January 7, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

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