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      Evaluación del tratamiento antitrombótico en pacientes geriátricos institucionalizados con fibrilación auricular no valvular Translated title: Evaluation of antithrombotic treatment in institutionalized geriatric patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

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          Resumen Objetivo: Los objetivos de este trabajo son estudiar el tipo de tratamiento antitrombótico y sus complicaciones en pacientes institucionalizados con fibrilación auricular no valvular y evaluar el grado de control anticoagulante con medicamentos tipo antivitamina K. Método: Estudio observacional de seguimiento prospectivo realizado en siete centros gerontológicos durante el año 2016, valorando en aquellos residentes con fibrilación auricular no valvular la terapia antitrombótica establecida y las incidencias embólicas, hemorrágicas y la mortalidad. En los residentes anticoagulados con antivitamina K se midió el control de la anticoagulación, estimándose un mal control si el método de Rosendaal fuese < 65% o el tiempo en rango terapéutico directo < 60%. Resultados: De los 699 residentes analizados, el 20,6% tenían un diagnóstico de fibrilación auricular no valvular, con una edad media de 85,83 años. El riesgo cardioembólico fue alto (CHA.DS.-VASc medio 4,79), así como el riesgo hemorrágico (HAS-BLED medio 3,04). El 50% estaban anticoagulados, principalmente con antivitamina K, de los cuales al menos el 56% no se encontraban dentro del rango terapéutico. Un 16% de los residentes no tenían prescrita terapia antitrombótica, destacando en éstos una mayor dependencia funcional, cognitiva y edad más avanzada. Se encontró una mayor frecuencia de ingresos hospitalarios de causa cardiovascular y de sangrados en aquellos residentes anticoagulados, aunque no hubo diferencias significativas. Conclusiones: La mitad de los pacientes geriátricos institucionalizados con fibrilación auricular no valvular están anticoagulados, un tercio antiagregados y algunos sin tratamiento antitrombótico, observando que a medida que disminuye la funcionalidad las estrategias van en la línea de una desintensificación terapéutica. El grado de control anticoagulante con antivitamina K es inadecuado en el 56% de los casos, por lo que es imprescindible monitorizar el tiempo en rango terapéutico para optimizar el tratamiento cuando sea necesario.

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          Abstract Objective: The goals of this study were to analyze the type of antithrombotic treatment administered to institutionalized patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (and any ensuing complications) and to evaluate the degree of anticoagulation control achieved with vitamin K antagonists. Method: This was a prospective observational follow-up study carried out in seven elderly care facilities during 2016. Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation were evaluated for their antithrombotic therapy and any embolic or hemorrhagic events, as well as for mortality. Subjects on anticoagulation treatment with VKAs were evaluated for anticoagulation control, with control considered poor if the mean time in therapeutic range was < 65% when measured with Rosendaal’s method or < 60% when determined by the direct method. Results: Of the 699 residents evaluated, 20.6% had a diagnosis of NVAF. Average age was 85.83 years. Both the cardioembolic (mean CHA2DS2-VASc score: 4.79), and the hemorrhagic (mean HAS-BLED score: 3.04) risk were high. Fifty percent received anticoagulation treatment, mainly with vitamin K antagonists, of whom at least 56% were not within the therapeutic range. Sixteen percent of the residents, the oldest and most functionally and cognitively dependent ones, had not been prescribed any antithrombotic therapy. A higher frequency of hospital admissions induced by cardiovascular and bleeding events was found in these residents, although differences were not statistically significant. Conclusions: Half of institutionalized geriatric patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation are anticoagulated, a third on antiplatelet therapy, and some without any antithrombotic treatment. This study showed that as functionality decreases, treatment strategies are increasingly aimed at therapeutic deintensification. Given that the degree of anticoagulation control with vitamin K antagonists is inadequate in 56% of cases, it is essential to monitor the time in therapeutic range to optimize treatment as needed.

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            Comparison of the efficacy and safety of new oral anticoagulants with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomised trials.

            Four new oral anticoagulants compare favourably with warfarin for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation; however, the balance between efficacy and safety in subgroups needs better definition. We aimed to assess the relative benefit of new oral anticoagulants in key subgroups, and the effects on important secondary outcomes. We searched Medline from Jan 1, 2009, to Nov 19, 2013, limiting searches to phase 3, randomised trials of patients with atrial fibrillation who were randomised to receive new oral anticoagulants or warfarin, and trials in which both efficacy and safety outcomes were reported. We did a prespecified meta-analysis of all 71,683 participants included in the RE-LY, ROCKET AF, ARISTOTLE, and ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trials. The main outcomes were stroke and systemic embolic events, ischaemic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke, all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, major bleeding, intracranial haemorrhage, and gastrointestinal bleeding. We calculated relative risks (RRs) and 95% CIs for each outcome. We did subgroup analyses to assess whether differences in patient and trial characteristics affected outcomes. We used a random-effects model to compare pooled outcomes and tested for heterogeneity. 42,411 participants received a new oral anticoagulant and 29,272 participants received warfarin. New oral anticoagulants significantly reduced stroke or systemic embolic events by 19% compared with warfarin (RR 0·81, 95% CI 0·73-0·91; p<0·0001), mainly driven by a reduction in haemorrhagic stroke (0·49, 0·38-0·64; p<0·0001). New oral anticoagulants also significantly reduced all-cause mortality (0·90, 0·85-0·95; p=0·0003) and intracranial haemorrhage (0·48, 0·39-0·59; p<0·0001), but increased gastrointestinal bleeding (1·25, 1·01-1·55; p=0·04). We noted no heterogeneity for stroke or systemic embolic events in important subgroups, but there was a greater relative reduction in major bleeding with new oral anticoagulants when the centre-based time in therapeutic range was less than 66% than when it was 66% or more (0·69, 0·59-0·81 vs 0·93, 0·76-1·13; p for interaction 0·022). Low-dose new oral anticoagulant regimens showed similar overall reductions in stroke or systemic embolic events to warfarin (1·03, 0·84-1·27; p=0·74), and a more favourable bleeding profile (0·65, 0·43-1·00; p=0·05), but significantly more ischaemic strokes (1·28, 1·02-1·60; p=0·045). This meta-analysis is the first to include data for all four new oral anticoagulants studied in the pivotal phase 3 clinical trials for stroke prevention or systemic embolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation. New oral anticoagulants had a favourable risk-benefit profile, with significant reductions in stroke, intracranial haemorrhage, and mortality, and with similar major bleeding as for warfarin, but increased gastrointestinal bleeding. The relative efficacy and safety of new oral anticoagulants was consistent across a wide range of patients. Our findings offer clinicians a more comprehensive picture of the new oral anticoagulants as a therapeutic option to reduce the risk of stroke in this patient population. None. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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              Despite extensive use of oral anticoagulation (OAC) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and the increased bleeding risk associated with such OAC use, no handy quantification tool for assessing this risk exists. We aimed to develop a practical risk score to estimate the 1-year risk for major bleeding (intracranial, hospitalization, hemoglobin decrease > 2 g/L, and/or transfusion) in a cohort of real-world patients with AF. Based on 3,978 patients in the Euro Heart Survey on AF with complete follow-up, all univariate bleeding risk factors in this cohort were used in a multivariate analysis along with historical bleeding risk factors. A new bleeding risk score termed HAS-BLED (Hypertension, Abnormal renal/liver function, Stroke, Bleeding history or predisposition, Labile international normalized ratio, Elderly (> 65 years), Drugs/alcohol concomitantly) was calculated, incorporating risk factors from the derivation cohort. Fifty-three (1.5%) major bleeds occurred during 1-year follow-up. The annual bleeding rate increased with increasing risk factors. The predictive accuracy in the overall population using significant risk factors in the derivation cohort (C statistic 0.72) was consistent when applied in several subgroups. Application of the new bleeding risk score (HAS-BLED) gave similar C statistics except where patients were receiving antiplatelet agents alone or no antithrombotic therapy, with C statistics of 0.91 and 0.85, respectively. This simple, novel bleeding risk score (HAS-BLED) provides a practical tool to assess the individual bleeding risk of real-world patients with AF, potentially supporting clinical decision making regarding antithrombotic therapy in patients with AF.
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                fh
                Farmacia Hospitalaria
                Farm Hosp.
                Grupo Aula Médica (Toledo, Toledo, Spain )
                1130-6343
                2171-8695
                August 2021
                : 45
                : 4
                : 170-175
                Affiliations
                [3] San Sebastián orgnameFundación Matia orgdiv1Hospital Ricardo Bermingham orgdiv2Servicio de Farmacia España
                [1] San Sebastián orgnameFundación Matia España
                [2] San Sebastián orgnameFundación Matia orgdiv1Unidad de Memoria y Alzheimer España
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                S1130-63432021000400004 S1130-6343(21)04500400004
                10.7399/fh.11649
                4a2da778-f9cc-4a7f-b9f8-09928bb09f9c

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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                : 26 January 2021
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                Centros gerontológicos,Tratamiento,Persona mayor frágil,Atrial fibrillation,Anticoagulants,Nursing homes,Treatment,Frail elderly,Fibrilación auricular,Anticoagulantes

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