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ArticlePloS one2024

Effect of impaired kidney function on outcomes and treatment effects of oral anticoagulant regimes in patients with atrial fibrillation in a real-world registry.

Christian Salbach, Barbara Ruth Milles, Hauke Hund, Moritz Biener, Matthias Mueller-Hennessen, Norbert Frey, Hugo Katus, Evangelos Giannitsis, Mustafa Yildirim

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Christian SalbachDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1799-545X
Barbara Ruth MillesDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0004-4602-5489
Hauke HundDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Moritz BienerDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6763-6538
Matthias Mueller-HennessenDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Norbert FreyDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Hugo KatusDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Evangelos GiannitsisDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Mustafa YildirimDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe impact of impaired kidney function on outcomes and treatment benefits of vitamin-K antagonists (VKA) versus direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has insufficiently been investigated in randomized controlled studies (RCTs). Most studies and registries are either biased due to incomplete enrolment of consecutive patients in large pharma industry sponsored registries, or due to short recruitment periods or incomplete assessment of important variables in national registries.

methodsThis study uses data from the Heidelberg Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (HERA-FIB), a retrospective single-center registry of 10,222 consecutive patients with AF presenting to the emergency department of University Hospital of Heidelberg from June 2009 until March 2020. Rates of all-cause mortality, stroke, major bleeding and myocardial infarction (MI) were related to the presence and severity of impaired presenting kidney function, as well as to assigned treatment with VKA vs. DOAC.

resultsThe risks for all-cause mortality (HR: 3.26, p<0.001), stroke (HR: 1.58, p<0.001), major bleeding (HR: 2.28, p<0.001) and MI (HR: 2.48, p<0.001) were significantly higher in patients with an eGFR<60 ml/min at admission and increased with decreasing eGFR. After adjustment for variables of CHA2DS2VASc-score, presence of eGFR <60 ml/min remained as an independent predictor for all-cause mortality, major bleeding and MI. The hazard ratio (HR) for all-cause mortality, major bleedings and MI was significantly lower in patients receiving DOAC compared to VKA.

conclusionFindings from our large real-life registry confirm the data from RCTs and extend our knowledge on the effectiveness and safety of DOACs to subjects that were underrepresented in RCTs.

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AnticoagulantsAtrial FibrillationHemorrhageRegistriesStrokeAdministration, OralAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidneyMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionRetrospective StudiesAnticoagulantsVitamin K

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PMCPMC11419350

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