Comparative effectiveness of factor Xa non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants versus phenprocoumon in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

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BACKGROUND: Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have largely supplanted vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for oral anticoagulation in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). However, data on the real-world effectiveness of NOACs vs. phenprocoumon, a VKA widely used in Germany, are limited. The RELOADED study aimed to compare effectiveness of factor Xa NOACs and phenprocoumon in NVAF in clinical practice.

METHODS: Patients who started on a factor Xa NOAC or phenprocoumon for NVAF during the study period were enrolled from the Institute for Applied Healthcare Research Berlin. Patients were followed from first prescription until the end of exposure or available data. Primary outcomes were analyzed by Cox proportional hazard regression models and included ischemic stroke and systemic embolism for effectiveness, and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) for safety. Subgroups of interest were patients with diabetes and patients with renal impairment.

RESULTS: The total study population was 64,920; 36.3% of patients initiated phenprocoumon, 34.4% initiated rivaroxaban, 25.0% apixaban, and 4.4% edoxaban. Treatment with phenprocoumon is associated with a similar risk of ischemic stroke/systemic embolism as treatment with rivaroxaban or apixaban; while rivaroxaban (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0.57, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.43-0.75) and apixaban (adjusted HR 0.43, 95% CI 0.31-0.6) were associated with a lower risk of ICH compared to phenprocoumon in NVAF patients. The use of rivaroxaban and apixaban was associated with a lower risk of developing kidney failure in patients with diabetes or renal impairment in comparison to those treated with phenprocoumon.

CONCLUSION: The factor Xa NOACs rivaroxaban and apixaban demonstrated similar effectiveness and lower rates of ICH compared with phenprocoumon in this study.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:404

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International journal of cardiology - 404(2024) vom: 01. Apr., Seite 131894

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kreutz, Reinhold [VerfasserIn]
Kloss, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Enders, Dirk [VerfasserIn]
Abdelgawwad, Khaled [VerfasserIn]
Häckl, Dennis [VerfasserIn]
Schmedt, Niklas [VerfasserIn]
Bonnemeier, Hendrik [VerfasserIn]

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Anticoagulants
Anticoagulation
Atrial fibrillation
Dabigatran
EC 3.4.21.6
Factor Xa
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Journal Article
Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant
Phenprocoumon
Pyridones
Q08SIO485D
Real-world evidence
Rivaroxaban

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.131894

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NLM369278216