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Rivaroxaban in clinical practice for atrial fibrillation with special reference to prothrombin time.

Authors :
Suzuki S
Otsuka T
Sagara K
Kano H
Matsuno S
Kato Y
Takai H
Uejima T
Oikawa Y
Nagashima K
Kirigaya H
Yajima J
Sawada H
Aizawa T
Yamashita T
Source :
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society [Circ J] 2014; Vol. 78 (3), pp. 763-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jan 21.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Background:  Prothrombin time (PT) distribution in Japanese nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients under rivaroxaban therapy remains to be clarified.<br />Methods and Results:  Between May 2012 and July 2013, 115 NVAF patients received rivaroxaban (PT was measured in 94; reagent: recombiplastin). In these patients, (1) PT values were distributed widely from patient to patient and from peak to trough, (2) the time-dependence was obscure with sampling at any time in the outpatient clinic, and (3) the incidence of adverse events was too low for analyzing the relation with PT.<br />Conclusions:  We report the distribution of PT for Japanese NVAF patients under rivaroxaban therapy in real-world clinical practice.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1347-4820
Volume :
78
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
24451650
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.cj-13-1380