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Apixaban: A New Factor Xa Inhibitor for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke occurrence, severity, recurrence, and mortality. Anticoagulation therapy for the prevention of thromboembolism is critical in patients with AF who are at risk of stroke. Warfarin has been an efficacious anticoagulant for this purpose, but its use has been limited by frequent laboratory monitoring, drug interactions, unpredictable individual response, delayed onset of action, and bleeding. Apixaban is the second oral direct selective factor Xa inhibitor approved for the prevention of stroke/systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular AF. It was si...
Source: Cardiology in Review - June 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Tags: New Therapy Update Source Type: research

Cost-Effectiveness of Apixaban Versus Other New Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation.
CONCLUSIONS: Although our analysis was limited by the absence of head-to-head trials, based on the indirect comparison data available, our model projects that apixaban may be a cost-effective alternative to dabigatran 150 mg BID, dabigatran 110 mg BID, and rivaroxaban 20 mg once daily for stroke prevention in AF patients from the perspective of the United Kingdom National Health Services. PMID: 24508420 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - February 5, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Lip GY, Kongnakorn T, Phatak H, Kuznik A, Lanitis T, Liu LZ, Iloeje U, Hernandez L, Dorian P Tags: Clin Ther Source Type: research

Dabigatran etexilate for secondary stroke prevention: the first year experience from a multicenter short-term registry.
DISCUSSION: Our pilot data indicate that dabigatran appears to be safe for secondary stroke prevention during the first year of implementation of this therapy. However, high cost may limit the long-term treatment of AF patients with dabigatran, leading to early discontinuation. PMID: 24790645 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Adv Data - May 1, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Tsivgoulis G, Krogias C, Sands KA, Sharma VK, Katsanos AH, Vadikolias K, Papageorgiou SG, Heliopoulos I, Shiue H, Mitsoglou A, Liantinioti C, Athanasiadis D, Giannopoulos S, Piperidou C, Voumvourakis K, Alexandrov AV Tags: Ther Adv Neurol Disord Source Type: research

Selection of Warfarin or One of the New Oral Antithrombotic Agents for Long-Term Prevention of Stroke among Persons with Atrial Fibrillation
Opinion statement Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disorder, which can potentially increases the risk of stroke by five-fold, thus, resulting in high public healthcare burden. Stroke prevention is vital in the management of AF patients. Vitamin K antagonists (VKA, eg, warfarin) have been the mainstay treatment to prevent ischemic stroke and systemic thromboembolism in AF patients for several decades. Despite the efficacy of warfarin, its limitations have recently driven the advent of some new antithrombotic agents, the non-VKA oral anticoagulant (NOACs, including dabigatran, ri...
Source: Current Treatment Options in Neurology - February 11, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Abstract 160: Impact of Medication Adherence on Risk of Stroke, Major Bleeding and Other Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Using Novel Oral Anticoagulants (Dabigatran and Rivaroxaban) Session Title: Poster Session II
Conclusion: In our sample, adherence to NOACs was associated with a reduction in stroke and DVTPE risk but did not substantially increase bleeding risk. Further studies with newer NOACs are warranted.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - March 31, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Deshpande, C. G., Willey Temkin, C., Laforge, R., Kogut, S. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session II Source Type: research

Factors associated with non –vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation: Results from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation II (ORBIT-AF II)
Conclusions In contemporary clinical practice, up to three-fourths of patients with new-onset AF are now initially treated with a NOAC for stroke prevention. Those selected for NOAC treatment had lower stroke and bleeding risk profiles, were more likely treated by cardiologists, and had higher socioeconomic status. Trial registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01701817
Source: American Heart Journal - April 25, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Risk of stroke/systemic embolism, major bleeding and associated costs in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients who initiated apixaban, dabigatran, or rivaroxaban compared with warfarin in the United States Medicare population.
CONCLUSIONS: Among the DOACs in the study, only apixaban is associated with a significantly lower risk of stroke/SE and major bleeding and lower related medical costs compared to warfarin. PMID: 28635338 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - June 22, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Curr Med Res Opin Source Type: research

All-Cause, Stroke-, and Bleed-Specific Healthcare Costs: Comparison among Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF) Newly Treated with Dabigatran or Warfarin
ConclusionPatients receiving dabigatran had significantly lower total all-cause, inpatient, and outpatient costs but higher pharmacy costs than those receiving warfarin. In addition, stroke-specific total and outpatient costs and bleed-specific total and inpatient costs were significantly lower in dabigatran users compared with warfarin users.
Source: American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs - August 9, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source in Latin America: A Review
Conclusions: Undiagnosed AF is likely to contribute significantly to cryptogenic stroke and ESUS. Research is needed to continue evaluation of the optimum means of identifying clinically relevant occult AF. In view of the thromboembolic mechanism of ESUS, anticoagulant therapy may prove useful in prevention of recurrence. Ongoing trials are evaluating use of dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or apixaban versus aspirin for reducing the risk of recurrent stroke in patients with previous ESUS.
Source: The Neurologist - September 1, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Pharmacological and Non-pharmacological Treatments for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
AbstractAtrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with significant risk of stroke and other thromboembolic events, which can be effectively prevented using oral anticoagulation (OAC) with either vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) or non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs) dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, or edoxaban. Until recently, VKAs were the only available means for OAC treatment. NOACs had similar efficacy and were safer than or as safe as warfarin with respect to reduced rates of hemorrhagic stroke or other intracranial bleeding in the respective pivotal randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of stroke prevention in non-valvular AF...
Source: Advances in Therapy - September 27, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation - Which is the BEST?: Balanced in Efficacy and Safety as a Thromboprophylactic.
Authors: Suvarna V Abstract Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) has reached an exciting phase with a plethora of newer, potentially more efficacious and safer agents being introduced for physicians to select from. Dabigatran belongs to a class of anticoagulants called direct thrombin inhibitors, while rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban are direct Factor Xa inhibitors. Purely from a therapeutic endpoint perspective-based on the action of anticoagulants in reducing cardioembolic stroke-in clinical trials, one should look at whether a new anticoagulant in patients with AF prevents ischemic stroke. From a ne...
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - January 11, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: J Assoc Physicians India Source Type: research

Modeling the impact of real-world adherence to once-daily (QD) versus twice-daily (BID) non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants on stroke and major bleeding events among non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients.
CONCLUSION: QD NOACs prevented a significant number of strokes and caused no significant increase in MBs compared to BID NOACs which leads to significant net cost savings for NVAF patients in the US. PMID: 30265159 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - September 29, 2018 Category: Research Tags: Curr Med Res Opin Source Type: research

Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) : How much monitoring is necessary?
Authors: Stegmann T, Wachter R, Schäbitz WR Abstract The clinical construct of embolic stroke of unknown source (ESUS) was first described in 2014. It is defined as cryptogenic ischemic stroke after the exclusion of a lacunar infarct, a significant (≥50%) stenosis of extracranial or intracranial arteries and a cardiac source of embolism. Initially, there was hope that these patients would benefit from anticoagulation. This was based on the suspicion that imaging criteria of stroke mimic features of embolism from cardiac sources or the great arteries. In two large randomized trials with 12,600 patients neither ri...
Source: Herz - May 9, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: Herz Source Type: research

The management of patients with acute ischemic stroke while on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs): data from an Italian cohort and a proposed algorithm
This study aimed at investigating whether there is any relationship between DOAC plasma levels and the stroke occurrence, on the basis of the phenotypic classification and pathophysiology of the stroke, in a cohort of DOAC-treated patients admitted to our hospital for AIS o ver 1-year period. A total of 28 patients had DOAC plasma levels determined in emergency and were included in the study, nine patients receiving dabigatran, 11 rivaroxaban and 8 apixaban. The DOAC levels were low in 8/28 patients (28.6% of the sample), intermediate in 4 (14.3%) and high in 16 (57.1% ). The most prevalent stroke subtype was the small ves...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - April 16, 2020 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in the Secondary Stroke Prevention of Elderly Patients: Ljubljana Registry of Secondary Stroke Prevention
ConclusionsOur real-life data study suggests that secondary stroke prevention with DOACs is as effective and safe as primary prevention, both in standard and reduced doses, in a typical group of patients who are older than patients included in RCTs.
Source: Clinical Drug Investigation - September 3, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research