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ArticleScientific reports2021

Current practice and effects of intravenous anticoagulant therapy in hospitalized acute heart failure patients with sinus rhythm.

Hiroki Nakano, Yasuhiro Hamatani, Toshiyuki Nagai, Michikazu Nakai, Kunihiro Nishimura, Yoko Sumita, Hisao Ogawa, Toshihisa Anzai

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Hiroki NakanoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
Yasuhiro HamataniDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
Toshiyuki NagaiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. nagai@med.hokudai.ac.jp.
Michikazu NakaiCenter for Cerebral and Cardiovascular Disease Information, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
Kunihiro NishimuraDepartment of Preventive Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
Yoko SumitaCenter for Cerebral and Cardiovascular Disease Information, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
Hisao OgawaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
Toshihisa AnzaiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center · JPKyoto Medical Center · JPTokyo Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the risk of thromboembolism is increased in heart failure (HF) patients irrespective of atrial fibrillation (AF), especially during the acute decompensated phase, the effects of intravenous anticoagulants for these patients remain unclear. We sought to investigate the current practice and effects of intravenous anticoagulant therapy in acute HF (AHF) patients with sinus rhythm. We analyzed a nationwide prospective cohort from April 2012 to March 2016. We extracted 309,015 AHF adult patients. After application of the exclusion criteria, we divided the 92,573 study population into non-heparin [n = 70,621 (76.3%)] and heparin [n = 21,952 (23.7%)] groups according to the use of intravenous heparin for the first 2 consecutive days after admission. Multivariable logistic regression analyses demonstrated that heparin administration was not associated with in-hospital mortality (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.91-1.03) and intracranial hemorrhage (OR 1.18, 95% CI 0.78-1.77), while heparin administration was significantly associated with increased incidence of ischemic stroke (OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.29-1.72) and venous thromboembolism (OR 1.62, 95% CI 1.14-2.30). In conclusion, intravenous heparin administration was not associated with favorable in-hospital outcomes in AHF patients with sinus rhythm. Routine additive use of intravenous heparin to initial treatment might not be recommended in AHF patients.

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Administration, IntravenousAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsArrhythmia, SinusAtrial FibrillationFemaleHeart FailureHeparinHospitalizationHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesAnticoagulantsHeparin

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PMID33441666
PMCPMC7807069
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