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Associations of Apixaban Dose With Safety and Effectiveness Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Severe Chronic Kidney Disease
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with 2.5 mg, use of 5 mg apixaban was associated with a higher risk of bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation and severe chronic kidney disease, with no difference in the risk of stroke/systemic embolism or death, supporting the apixaban dosing recommendations on the basis of kidney function by the European Medicines Agency, which differ from those issued by the US Food and Drug Administration.PMID:37681341 | DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.065614
Source: Circulation - September 8, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yunwen Xu Alex R Chang Lesley A Inker Mara McAdams-DeMarco Morgan E Grams Jung-Im Shin Source Type: research

Andexanet Alfa and its Clinical Application
Heart Int. 2020 Jun 19;14(1):20-23. doi: 10.17925/HI.2020.14.1.20. eCollection 2020.ABSTRACTFactor Xa (FXa) inhibitors are widely used for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, and for the treatment and prevention of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Compared with warfarin, individual FXa inhibitors are associated with a lower risk of major bleeding. Nevertheless, bleeding remains a feared complication of any anticoagulant therapy. Despite their demonstrated safety, implementation of FXa inhibitors in clinical practice may have been limited by the lack of a specific antidote. Rece...
Source: Heart International - October 24, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fauve A Noordergraaf Marco Alings Source Type: research