The Effect and Safety of the Antithrombotic Therapies in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and CHADS2Score 1

Autor: Byung Ho Lee, Donghoon Choi, Younghoon Kim, Sook Kyoung Kim, Jong Seung Park, Eui Seock Hwang, Jae Hyung Park, Hui Nam Pak, Jae Seok Park, Jae Jin Kwak
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 21:501-507
ISSN: 1540-8167
1045-3873
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01661.x
Popis: Anticoagulation in CHADS2 Score 1. Background: The revised ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guideline recommends either aspirin or warfarin for the prevention of ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in CHADS2 score 1. We hypothesized that warfarin is superior to aspirin therapy for the prevention of stroke without increasing bleeding complication in AF patients with CHADS2 score 1. Methods and Results: Among 1,502 patients (mean 62.4 ± 13.8 years old, male 65.4%) who were treated for nonvalvular AF without previous stroke, the number of patients with CHADS2 score 1 was 422 (62.9 ± 10.7 years old, male 290 [68.7%]) and their antithrombotic therapies were as follows: warfarin (n = 143), aspirin (n = 124), other antiplatelet (n = 45), and no antithrombosis (none: n = 110). We reviewed the incidences of ischemic stroke, mortality, and bleeding complications during the follow-up period. Results were: (1) during 22.3 ± 17.8 months of follow-up, the incidence of ischemic stroke was significantly lower in warfarin (6 patients, 4.2%, mean international normalized ratio [INR] 2.0 ± 0.5 IU) than in aspirin (16 patients, 12.9%, P = 0.008) than none (23 patients, 20.9%, P < 0.001) without differences in all-cause mortality. (2) The incidence of major bleeding (decrease in hemoglobin ≥2 g/dL, requiring hospitalization or red blood cell transfusion ≥2 pints) was not different between warfarin (2.1%) and aspirin (0.8%, P = NS), but minor bleeding was more common in warfarin (10.5%) than in aspirin (2.4%, P = 0.007). Conclusion: In AF patients with CHADS2 score 1, warfarin was better to prevent ischemic stroke than aspirin without increasing the incidence of major bleeding complications. However, the incidence of minor bleeding was higher in the warfarin group than the aspirin group. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 21, pp. 501-507, May 2010)
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