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Oral Anticoagulation Use and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in LAAOS III
CONCLUSIONS: The benefit of LAA occlusion was consistent whether patients were receiving OACs or not. LAA occlusion provides thromboembolism reduction in patients independent of OAC use.PMID:37732457 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.060315
Source: Circulation - September 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Stuart J Connolly Jeff S Healey Emilie P Belley-Cote Kumar Balasubramanian Domenico Paparella Katheryn Brady Wilko Reents Bernhard C Danner P J Devereaux Mukul Sharma Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige Salim Yusuf Richard P Whitlock Source Type: research

Minimal Adherence Threshold to Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation to Reduce the Risk of Thromboembolism and Death: A Nationwide Cohort Study
ConclusionPoor adherence to NOACs is associated with increased risks of thromboembolism and all-cause mortality. The minimal adherence threshold should be ≥ 90%, preferably even ≥ 95%.
Source: Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy - September 14, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Direct Oral Anticoagulants versus Vitamin K Antagonists in Cirrhotic Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Update of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
ConclusionDOACs are associated with more favorable safety outcomes and may be a feasible option of oral anticoagulant for individuals with atrial fibrillation and cirrhosis. Pending validation by randomized prospective studies, the findings of this study should be interpreted with caution.
Source: American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs - August 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Antithrombotic Medication and Major Complications After Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement
Patients with mechanical aortic valve replacement (AVR) require lifelong vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy for stroke and systemic embolism prevention. However, VKA treatment predisposes patients to various types of bleeding. In the present study, we sought to assess the success of antithrombotic therapy and the occurrence and timing of strokes and bleeding events after mechanical AVR. A total of 308 patients who underwent isolated mechanical AVR were included in the study, and follow-up data were completed for 306 patients (99.4%).
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - August 5, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rikhard Bj örn, Joonas Lehto, Markus Malmberg, Vesa Anttila, K.E. Juhani Airaksinen, Jarmo Gunn, Tuomas Kiviniemi Source Type: research

Quest for the Perfect Anticoagulant
The current referenced meta-analysis study by Selvaraj et al1 examines the relative merits of anticoagulation with a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) versus vitamin K antagonist (VKA) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients meeting the indications for anticoagulation because of atrial fibrillation (AF). Although guidelines vary, the general consensus appears to indicate noninferiority to superiority of DOACs in the treatment of nonvalvular AF. In the landmark Apixiban for Reduction In Stroke and Other Thromboemoblic Events in Atrial Fibrillation trial comparing apixaban to warfarin in patients with...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bryant Fisher, Danny Chu Source Type: research

High rates of oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation patients observed in a large multi-specialty health system in the Northeast
ConclusionsWe show dramatically increased OAC usage among patients with AF and that NOACs comprise the large majority of OACs compared with previous studies. This suggests an association between widespread adoption of NOACs and increased oral anticoagulation rates. Future directions include assessing barriers to oral anticoagulation and developing interventions to reduce disparity in OAC use between clinics.
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology - July 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Warfarin faring better: Vitamin K antagonists beat rivaroxaban and apixaban in the INVICTUS and PROACT Xa trials
J Thromb Haemost. 2023 Jul 8:S1538-7836(23)00523-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.06.036. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlthough guidelines give preference to the direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) over vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for stroke prevention in most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), DOACs are not recommended in those with rheumatic heart disease or mechanical heart valves. The results of the INVICTUS trial (Investigation of Rheumatic AF Treatment Using Vitamin K Antagonists, Rivaroxaban or Aspirin Studies), which compared rivaroxaban with a VKA in patients with rheumatic heart disease associated AF, and the PR...
Source: Atherosclerosis - July 10, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: John W Eikelboom Jeffrey I Weitz Source Type: research

Prescriptive behavior of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants in patients affected by atrial fibrillation in general practice
Biomed Pharmacother. 2023 Jun 21;165:115020. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115020. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide and in recent years the pharmacological approach has been strongly implemented; in Italy, the prescription of the non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOAC) was also extended to General Practitioners (GPs) since 2020. The aim of the present study was to investigate the GPs prescribing behaviour of NOACs. An observational study was performed by using the computerized medical record of 14 GPs in Sicily: patients affected by AF were selected and st...
Source: Atherosclerosis - June 23, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: M Rottura S F A Drago A Molonia N Irrera S Marino R Scoglio L Orlando M Gigliotti De Fazio F Squadrito V Arcoraci E Imbalzano on the behalf of Audit & Research Messina Primary Care Group Source Type: research

Po-04-216 patient enabled inr optimization : a multicenter prospective study
For patients using Vitamin K antagonists (VKA), maximizing time within the therapeutic range (TTR) reduces stroke, major hemorrhage, and death. Despite improvements in counselling and patient education, patients using Vitamin K antagonists have a poor TTR.
Source: Heart Rhythm - May 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Muthiah Subramanian, Walli Mohammed, Hetan Shah, Sachin D. Yalagudri, Daljeet K. Saggu, Calambur Narasimhan Source Type: research

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Anticoagulation Strategy
ConclusionsCompared with VKAs, a DOAC-based strategy might represent an effective and safe strategy regarding all-cause mortality, major/life-threatening bleeding complications, and TEs in HCM patients with concomitant AF. However, further prospective studies are necessary to reinforce a DOAC-based anticoagulation strategy in this population.
Source: American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs - April 15, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Factors influencing left ventricular thrombus resolution and its significance on clinical outcomes
ConclusionsThis study suggests that LVT resolution is an important predictor for favourable clinical outcomes. LVEF improvement failure interfered with LVT resolution and appeared to be a crucial factor for LVT recurrence. After LVT resolution, continuation of anticoagulation did not seem to impact LVT recurrence and the prognosis.
Source: ESC Heart Failure - April 4, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Se ‐Eun Kim, Chan Joo Lee, Jaewon Oh, Seok‐Min Kang Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Real-World Evaluation of Anticoagulant Treatment Patterns in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Data from Multicenter ROTA Study
CONCLUSIONS: The ROTA study provides important real-world information about anticoagulant treatment patterns in patients with atrial fibrillation.time in therapeutic range with <70%.PMID:36916815 | DOI:10.5543/tkda.2022.98455
Source: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi - March 14, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Umut Kocaba ş I şıl Ergin Veysel Yavuz Selda Murat Ibrahim Özdemir Ömer Genç Cihan Alt ın Ha şim Tüner Bengisu Keskin Meri ç Ali Çoner Elif İlkay Yüce Bedrettin Boyraz Onur Aslan Ahmet Dal Taner Şen Ersin İbişoğlu Aslan Erdo ğan Mehmet Source Type: research