Characteristics of Novel Anticoagulants versus Vitamin K Antagonists in the Ventricular Mural Thrombus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To describe the characteristics, treatment practices, and clinical outcomes of patients with ventricular mural thrombus (VMT), with emphasis on the comparison of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and vitamin K antagonists (VKAs).

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study between 2010 and 2019 in Fuwai Hospital, China. Patients with VMT newly treated with either NOACs or VKAs were included. The primary outcome was the incidence rate of thrombus resolution at 3 months.

Results

We included 196 patients in total-68.9% (n = 135) were treated with VKAs while 31.1% (n = 61) were on NOACs. Patients with a medical history of heart failure (HF) (odds ratio (OR) 2.10, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.17 to 3.77, p = 0.013) and a lower l

SUBMITTER: Yang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11263983 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature