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ArticleJRSM open2021

Efficacy and safety of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism: a meta-analysis.

Yan Zhuang, Lin-Feng Dai, Ming-Qi Chen

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Article in JRSM open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yan ZhuangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029 China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6286-1621
Lin-Feng DaiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029 China.
Ming-Qi ChenDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029 China.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

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Abstract

objectiveSeveral trials had compared the efficacy and safety between non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants and warfarin for acute venous thromboembolism, but the results were incomplete. This updated review comprehensively assessed the efficacy and safety of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism.

designMeta-analysis of randomised control trials. Six databases were searched from January 2000 to December 2018.

settingAdult patients had got non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants or warfarin for venous thromboembolism.

participantsRandomised control trials that compared the efficacy and safety between non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants and warfarin.

main outcome measuresThe efficacy and safety of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants .

resultsSeven studies involving 29,879 cases were included, among which 14,943 cases were assigned to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants group and 14,936 cases to warfarin group. Meta-analysis showed that compared with warfarin, recurrent venous thromboembolism (odds ratio 0.94 [95% confidence interval 0.81 to 1.11]), death related to venous thromboembolism or fatal pulmonary embolism (odds ratio 1.00 [95% confidence interval 0.63 to 1.60]), symptomatic deep-vein thrombosis (odds ratio 0.88 [95% confidence interval 0.72 to 1.09]), symptomatic nonfatal pulmonary embolism (odds ratio 1.03 [(95% confidence interval 0.82 to 1.30]) and all deaths (odds ratio 0.92 [95% confidence interval 0.76 to 1.12]) are similar in non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants group, but major bleeding event (odds ratio 0.61 [95% confidence interval 0.50 to 0.75]) and clinically relevant non-major bleeding event (odds ratio [95% confidence interval 0.53 to 0.85]) are less in non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants group. .

conclusionsFor the treatment of venous thromboembolism, non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants is as effective as warfarin, and has a better safety profile than warfarin.

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deep-vein thrombosisnon-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulantspulmonary embolismrandomised control trialVenous thromboembolismwarfarin

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