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SynthesisClinical cardiology2021

Assessment of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for the management of left ventricular thrombus.

Shunhui Li, Yuqing Deng, Yifan Tong, Qiangzhen Xiong, Jing Hu, Xiaojie Jiang, Tao He, Liyun Liu, Hui Chen

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Synthesis in Clinical cardiology, 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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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shunhui LiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Yuqing DengDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Yifan TongDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Qiangzhen XiongNursing department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jing HuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Xiaojie JiangDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Tao HeDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Liyun LiuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7549-2810
Hui ChenDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Nanchang University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although several studies have assessed the effect of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) relative to that of vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in patients with left ventricular thrombus, the results remain controversial. Herein, a meta-analysis was performed to compare the effectiveness and safety of NOACs versus VKAs for the treatment of left ventricular thrombus. We systematically searched the Cochrane Library, PubMed and Embase databases until November 2020 for studies that compared the effects of NOACs versus VKAs in patients with left ventricular thrombus. The treatment effects were expressed as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and pooled by a random-effects model. Seven retrospective studies involving 865 patients with left ventricular thrombus (266 NOAC and 599 VKA users) were included. The pooled analysis suggested no difference in the rate of thrombus resolution between the NOAC and VKA groups (OR = 0.83, 95% CI 0.61-1.13). There were also no differences in the rates of stroke or systemic embolism (OR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.20-1.97), bleeding events (OR = 0.73, 95% CI 0.37-1.45), or all-cause death (OR = 0.92, 95% CI 0.50-1.69) between patients treated with NOACs and those treated with VKAs. In addition, the rates of thrombus resolution, stroke or systemic embolism, bleeding events, and all-cause death between NOAC- and warfarin-treated patients were also similar. Our current evidence suggested that NOAC and VKA users had similar rates of thrombus resolution and clinical outcomes among patients with left ventricular thrombus. Further large-scale prospective studies should confirm our results.

Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationStrokeThrombosisAdministration, OralAnticoagulantsHumansProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesVitamin KAnticoagulantsVitamin Kanticoagulantseffectivenesssafetyventricular thrombuswarfarin

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PMID33797773
PMCPMC8207971
OpenAlexW3140141402

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