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- Title
Factor Xa Inhibitors versus warfarin in patients with morbid obesity and atrial fibrillation.
- Authors
Dobry, Paul; McGrew, Kirsten; Yun, Ina; Heath, Rebecca; Shafqat, Amna; Giuliano, Christopher
- Abstract
Purpose: Factor Xa Inhibitors have emerged as a first-line agent in the management of non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), but there is a need for additional data surrounding their use in the morbidly obese population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether Factor Xa Inhibitors are as safe and effective as warfarin for the treatment of NVAF in individuals with a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 and/or weight ≥ 120 kg. Methods: This was a multi-center retrospective cohort study comparing the use of Factor Xa Inhibitors (apixaban and rivaroxaban) to warfarin for the management of NVAF in adult patients with a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 and/or weight ≥ 120 kg. The primary outcomes were stroke or systemic embolism and major bleeding within 12 months. Results: A total of 3,156 patients were included in the final analysis; 1,396 in the warfarin group and 1760 in the Factor Xa Inhibitor group. The mean weight and BMI of the overall cohort was 134.1 kg and 44.7 kg/m2, respectively. There was no difference in stroke or systemic embolism (OR 1.21, 95% CI 0.78—1.85) or major bleeding (OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.65 – 1.53) with Factor Xa Inhibitors compared to warfarin after controlling for covariates. Conclusion: This analysis of real-world data suggests no difference in bleeding or thrombotic outcomes for severely obese patients with NVAF taking Factor Xa Inhibitors compared to warfarin. Overall, our study adds further data to support the use of Factor Xa Inhibitors as an alternative to warfarin in severely obese patients with NVAF.
- Subjects
UNITED States; EMBOLISM risk factors; HEMORRHAGE risk factors; WARFARIN; PATIENT safety; BODY mass index; T-test (Statistics); BODY weight; LOGISTIC regression analysis; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CAUSES of death; MANN Whitney U Test; CHI-squared test; MULTIVARIATE analysis; ODDS ratio; ATRIAL fibrillation; DRUG efficacy; RESEARCH; MEDICAL records; ACQUISITION of data; STATISTICS; MORBID obesity; STROKE; COMPARATIVE studies; CONFIDENCE intervals; DATA analysis software; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; RIVAROXABAN; NOSOLOGY; DISEASE incidence; EVALUATION; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2024, Vol 80, Issue 7, p1039
- ISSN
0031-6970
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00228-024-03672-y