Observational studyEuropean heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy2025
Effectiveness and safety of rivaroxaban vs. apixaban in patients with atrial fibrillation and peripheral artery disease.
Observational study in European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effects of direct oral anticoagulants on cardiac outcomes in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Internal and emergency medicine · 2026Pooled it
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Abstract
aimsTo assess whether rivaroxaban is associated with a decreased risk of major adverse limb events (MALE), stroke, systemic embolism (SE), and major bleeding (MB) among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and peripheral artery disease (PAD), compared with apixaban. METHODS AND
resultsWe conducted a population-based cohort study using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Patients aged ≥45 years with incident NVAF and PAD who initiated rivaroxaban or apixaban between 2013 and 2021 were included. Primary effectiveness outcomes were MALE, and a composite of ischaemic stroke, transient ischaemic attack (TIA), or SE. The primary safety outcome was MB. The risk of major cardiovascular events (MACE) was assessed as a secondary outcome. Confounding was addressed using propensity score fine stratification and weighting. Weighted Cox proportional hazards models estimated hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The cohort included 6170 new users of rivaroxaban and 9990 new users of apixaban (44% female; mean [SD] age 78.5 [9.2] years). Incidence rates were similar for MALE (6.7 vs. 5.6/1000 person-years; adjusted HR (aHR): 1.20; 95% CI 0.87-1.65), stroke/TIA/SE (24.5 vs. 21.3/1000 person-years; aHR: 1.15; 95% CI 0.97-1.36), and MACE (40.1 vs. 35.9 per 1000 person-years; aHR 1.10: 95% CI 0.94-1.28). Major bleeding rates were higher with rivaroxaban (46.1 vs. 29.8/1000 person-years; aHR: 1.55; 95% CI 1.36-1.77).
conclusionIn patients with NVAF and PAD, rivaroxaban was associated with a similar risk of MALE and stroke/TIA/SE, but a higher risk of MB compared with apixaban. These findings support apixaban as a potentially safer anticoagulant in this high-risk population.
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