Cardiology

Circulation Journal Club

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Can bleeding risk when switching from VKA treatment to a NOAC in frail, elderly patients be accurately compared if individual times in therapeutic range while on VKA treatment are not captured?

Individual times in the therapeutic range while on VKA treatment was not registered in FRAIL-AF.

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Would you change an elderly, frail patient with atrial fibrillation who is already on a NOAC to VKA treatment?

In FRAIL-AF, switching VKA therapy to a NOAC was associated with higher risk of bleeding in elderly, frail patients.

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Do you think that home INR monitoring is a feasible option for elderly, frail patients with atrial fibrillation on VKA treatment, given variations in socioeconomic status and access to care?

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Do you consider bleeding risk in elderly, frail patients with atrial fibrillation to be similar for all NOACs?

In FRAIL-AF, participants were switched from VKA to dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban.

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Papers discussed in this category

Circulation, 2023 Aug 27

Safety of Switching from a Vitamin K Antagonist to a Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant in Frail Older Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Results of the FRAIL-AF Randomized Controlled Trial.

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