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ArticleResearch and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis2021

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

Neil A Zakai, Rob F Walker, Richard F MacLehose, Insu Koh, Alvaro Alonso, Pamela L Lutsey

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Article in Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis, 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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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Neil A ZakaiDepartment of Medicine Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8824-4410
Rob F WalkerDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health School of Public Health University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota USA.
Richard F MacLehoseDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health School of Public Health University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota USA.
Insu KohDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont Burlington Vermont USA.
Alvaro AlonsoDepartment of Epidemiology Rollins School of Public Health Emory University Atlanta Georgia USA.
Pamela L LutseyDivision of Epidemiology and Community Health School of Public Health University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1572-1340
University of Minnesota · USUniversity of Vermont · USEmory University · US

Funding

Contemporary Venous Thromboembolism TreatmentR01HL131579 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI LUTSEY, PAMELA L. · 2017 to 2020
$1.9M
Comparative Effectiveness of Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial FibrillationR01HL122200 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI ALONSO, ALVARO · 2015 to 2017
$1.2M
Mentoring in patient-oriented atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular researchK24HL148521 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI ALONSO, ALVARO · 2019 to 2023
$593k
NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL148521NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL122200NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL131579
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVenous 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).

objectivesTo determine whether warfarin, apixaban, or rivaroxaban is associated with reduced recurrent VTE hospitalization in the secondary prevention of VTE. PATIENTS/

methodsWe 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.

resultsAmong 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 (

conclusionsThese data suggest that apixaban has a lower recurrent VTE hospitalization rate than rivaroxaban during the secondary prevention of VTE, and further study of diverse patient populations, especially by kidney function, is warranted.

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anticoagulantsfactor Xa inhibitorssecondary preventionvenous thromboembolismwarfarin

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