Background: Octogenarian patients are at high risk of both ischaemic and bleeding events, and the low body weight is considered a risk factor for major bleeding in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients on anticoagulation therapy. The aim of our study was to compare the safety and effectiveness of NOACs versus well-controlled VKA therapy among patients aged > 80 year with AF and low body weight in real-life setting. Methods: Data for this study were sourced from the multicenter prospectively maintained Atrial Fibrillation Research Database (NCT03760874). From this, we selected AF patients aged ≥ 80 years and weighted ≤ 60 kg who received NOACs or VKAs treatment (only those with a time in therapeutic range > 70%). 279 patients (136 in NOAC group and 143 in VKA group) were selected. Results: A total of 71 patients (17 in NOAC vs 54 in VKA group) died during the follow-up. The incidence rate of all-cause mortality was 27.70 per 100 person-years (14.91 in NOAC vs 37.94 in VKA group, adjusted hazard ratio 0.43; 95% CI 0.25 to 0.975; P =.003). 22 patients (9 in NOAC vs 13 in VKA group, P =.6) had major bleeding events. Diabetes mellitus, COPD and age resulted positively associated with death, whereas NOACs, parossistic AF and weight negatively associated with mortality. Conclusions: Our real-world data might suggest the safe and efficacy use of NOACs in this setting of population, justified by a reduction in overall mortality over VKAs. Further studies are needed to confirm these data.

Non-vitamin K vs vitamin K oral anticoagulants in patients aged > 80 year with atrial fibrillation and low body weight / Russo, V.; Attena, E.; Di Maio, M.; Carbone, A.; Parisi, V.; Rago, A.; Grieco, F. V.; Buonauro, A.; Golino, P.; Nigro, G.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. - ISSN 0014-2972. - 50:11(2020), p. e13335. [10.1111/eci.13335]

Non-vitamin K vs vitamin K oral anticoagulants in patients aged > 80 year with atrial fibrillation and low body weight

Parisi V.;Rago A.;Grieco F. V.;Buonauro A.;Nigro G.
2020

Abstract

Background: Octogenarian patients are at high risk of both ischaemic and bleeding events, and the low body weight is considered a risk factor for major bleeding in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients on anticoagulation therapy. The aim of our study was to compare the safety and effectiveness of NOACs versus well-controlled VKA therapy among patients aged > 80 year with AF and low body weight in real-life setting. Methods: Data for this study were sourced from the multicenter prospectively maintained Atrial Fibrillation Research Database (NCT03760874). From this, we selected AF patients aged ≥ 80 years and weighted ≤ 60 kg who received NOACs or VKAs treatment (only those with a time in therapeutic range > 70%). 279 patients (136 in NOAC group and 143 in VKA group) were selected. Results: A total of 71 patients (17 in NOAC vs 54 in VKA group) died during the follow-up. The incidence rate of all-cause mortality was 27.70 per 100 person-years (14.91 in NOAC vs 37.94 in VKA group, adjusted hazard ratio 0.43; 95% CI 0.25 to 0.975; P =.003). 22 patients (9 in NOAC vs 13 in VKA group, P =.6) had major bleeding events. Diabetes mellitus, COPD and age resulted positively associated with death, whereas NOACs, parossistic AF and weight negatively associated with mortality. Conclusions: Our real-world data might suggest the safe and efficacy use of NOACs in this setting of population, justified by a reduction in overall mortality over VKAs. Further studies are needed to confirm these data.
2020
Non-vitamin K vs vitamin K oral anticoagulants in patients aged > 80 year with atrial fibrillation and low body weight / Russo, V.; Attena, E.; Di Maio, M.; Carbone, A.; Parisi, V.; Rago, A.; Grieco, F. V.; Buonauro, A.; Golino, P.; Nigro, G.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. - ISSN 0014-2972. - 50:11(2020), p. e13335. [10.1111/eci.13335]
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