Effectiveness and safety of Apixaban versus warfarin in obese patients with Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation enrolled in Medicare and veteran affairs

S Deitelzweig, J Sah, A Kang, C Russ, M Preib… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Real-world studies have evaluated the use of anticoagulants in obese patients with
nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), but they have been limited by sample size or the use of …

Clinical outcomes of dabigatran use in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and weight> 120 kg

J Coates, E Bitton, A Hendje, T Delate, KL Olson… - Thrombosis …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Patients with obesity were underrepresented in studies evaluating the safety
and effectiveness of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) in patients with non-valvular atrial …

Effectiveness and safety of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and weighing≥ 120 kilograms versus 60–120 kilograms

EE Wiethorn, CM Bell, BS Wiggins - American Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have become favorable choices for
anticoagulation due to their fixed-dose schedule, limited need for monitoring, and non …

Efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation across body mass index categories

RM Kaplan, Y Tanaka, RS Passman… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Direct‐acting oral anticoagulants are now the preferred method of
anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation. Limited data on efficacy and safety of these …

Outcomes of direct oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation patients across different body mass index categories

AF Barakat, S Jain, A Masri, L Alkukhun… - Clinical …, 2021 - jacc.org
Objectives This study sought to evaluate direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) outcomes (vs.
warfarin) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) across body mass index (BMI) categories …

Direct oral anticoagulants in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and extreme body weight

F Bodega, A Russi, F Melillo, F Blunda… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Limited clinical data exist describing the use of direct oral anticoagulants
(DOACs) in patient with extreme body weight. Thus, the International Society of Thrombosis …

Evaluation of safety and efficacy outcomes of direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in normal and extreme body weights for the treatment of atrial fibrillation or …

AR Novak, C Shakowski, TC Trujillo, GC Wright… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2022 - Springer
Despite evolving evidence, the use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with
extremes of body weight remains controversial. This study aimed to measure the impact of …

Apixaban use in obese patients: a review of the pharmacokinetic, interventional, and observational study data

MJ Jamieson, W Byon, RW Dettloff, M Crawford… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Relatively little is known about the influence of extreme body weight on the
pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), efficacy, and safety of drugs used in many …

Impact of weight on the efficacy and safety of direct-acting oral anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis

AH Malik, S Yandrapalli, S Shetty, WS Aronow… - EP …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims This study sought to determine the impact of weight and body mass index (BMI) on the
safety and efficacy of direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) compared with warfarin in …

Edoxaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation at the extremes of body weight: an analysis from the ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trial

G Boriani, CT Ruff, JF Kuder, M Shi… - Thrombosis and …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Background The effects of anticoagulants at extremes of body weight (BW) are not well
described. The aim of this study was to analyze the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics …