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ArticleActa neurologica Belgica2024

Efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in the treatment of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

Elyar Sadeghi Hokmabadi, Amin Daei Sorkhabi, Aila Sarkesh, Saeed Sadigh-Eteghad, Elham Mehdizadehfar, Yalda Sadeghpoor, Mehdi Farhoudi

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Article in Acta neurologica Belgica, 2024. 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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  1. Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Vitamin K Antagonists in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 4,929 Patients.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
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7 authors.

Elyar Sadeghi HokmabadiNeurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Department of Neurology, Imam‑Reza hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Amin Daei Sorkhabi *Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6975-0748
Aila Sarkesh *Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Saeed Sadigh-EteghadNeurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Department of Neurology, Imam‑Reza hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Elham MehdizadehfarNeurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Department of Neurology, Imam‑Reza hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. mehdizadehfar@tbzmed.ac.ir.
Yalda SadeghpoorNeurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Department of Neurology, Imam‑Reza hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mehdi FarhoudiNeurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Department of Neurology, Imam‑Reza hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Funding

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 71591
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGiven the evolving application and promising outcomes of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in various thromboembolic conditions, we aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of DOACs with warfarin in the post-acute treatment of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) using clinical and radiological parameters.

methodsA total of 140 CVST patients were enrolled, with 95 receiving warfarin and 45 receiving DOACs as post-acute treatment. Clinical and imaging parameters of the patients in follow-up visits were investigated, including the last modified Rankin Scale (mRS), venous thromboembolic events, CVST recurrence, mortality rate, recanalization status, and hemorrhagic events, to compare the efficacy and safety of treatment between the two groups.

resultsAt baseline, patients' assessments using two prognostic scores, ISCVT-RS and IN-REvASC, revealed that there was no statistically significant difference in the distribution of prognostic risk categories between the warfarin and DOACs groups. Following acute therapy, patients in the warfarin and DOACs groups were followed up for the median of 359 and 325 days, respectively. Analysis to compare the efficacy of warfarin and DOACs revealed no significant difference in last mRS scores, CVST recurrence rate, venous thromboembolic events, and recanalization status between the two groups. Additionally, there was no statistically significant difference in the risk of hemorrhagic events between warfarin and DOACs groups.

conclusionOur findings show that DOACs have comparable safety and efficacy in the post-acute treatment of CVST patients; however, large-scale randomized controlled trials are required to validate our findings.

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AnticoagulantsSinus Thrombosis, IntracranialWarfarinAdministration, OralAdultAgedFactor Xa InhibitorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAnticoagulantsFactor Xa InhibitorsWarfarinAnticoagulantsCerebrovascular diseaseCVSTDOACsStrokeWarfarin

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