Venous thrombosis recurrence risk according to warfarin versus direct oral anticoagulants for the secondary prevention of venous thrombosis

Autor: Neil A. Zakai, Rob F. Walker, Richard F. MacLehose, Insu Koh, Alvaro Alonso, Pamela L. Lutsey
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Vol 5, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2475-0379
DOI: 10.1002/rth2.12575
Popis: Abstract Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) affects nearly 1 million Americans annually, and many benefit from continued anticoagulation after the initial 3‐ to 6‐month treatment period (secondary prevention). Objectives To determine whether warfarin, apixaban, or rivaroxaban is associated with reduced recurrent VTE hospitalization in the secondary prevention of VTE. Patients/Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study of participants enrolled in the MarketScan Insurance Database between 2013 and 2017 in those with an incident VTE. In those individuals who continued oral anticoagulation (warfarin, apixaban, or rivaroxaban) beyond 6 months, we determined the relative rate of recurrent VTE hospitalization. Results Among 119 964 individuals with VTE, 25 419 remained on anticoagulation after 6 months and were matched successfully by age, sex, and date. After adjusting for a propensity score, apixaban versus rivaroxaban (hazard ratio [HR], 0.65; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.45‐0.94) and apixaban versus warfarin (HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.47‐1.00) had a reduced risk of recurrent VTE hospitalization, and rivaroxaban versus warfarin (HR, 1.12; 95% CI, 0.94‐1.33) had equivalent rates. For the rivaroxaban versus warfarin comparison there was a significant interaction by renal function (P
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