Determinants of Antithrombotic Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation in Octogenarians: Results of the OCTOFA Study.
Journal
Clinical drug investigation
ISSN: 1179-1918
Titre abrégé: Clin Drug Investig
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 9504817
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2019
Sep 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
12
6
2019
medline:
3
1
2020
entrez:
12
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Atrial fibrillation, the most frequent form of arrhythmia, affects 5-15% individuals aged > 80 years. Stroke is a major risk for atrial fibrillation patients. The benefits of anticoagulant therapy clearly outweigh the risk of hemorrhage, even in the elderly. Despite the efficacy of warfarin, many eligible patients receive no prophylactic antithrombotic therapy. New generation oral anticoagulants compare favorably with vitamin K antagonists in the prevention of thromboembolic events and hemorrhage. These new agents are likely to influence the prescribing habits of anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation. The aim of this study to investigate both the frequency and the determining factors of anticoagulant prescriptions in AF patients aged ≥ 80 years and followed up by private-practice cardiologists in France. The OCTOFA (Atrial Fibrillation in Octogenarians) Study assessed the anticoagulant prescribing habits of cardiologists in France. The volunteer cardiologists recruited all consecutive patients fulilling the inclusion criteria. Between June 2013 and September 2016, 89 cardiologists recruited 738 eligible patients: age ≥ 80 years, non-valvular atrial fibrillation, no other compelling indication for anticoagulation therapy, no recent acute coronary syndrome or stroke. Most (90.7%) patients were on oral anticoagulant therapy: vitamin K antagonist or non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants, low molecular weight heparin (1.4%), aspirin (5.7%), and no antithrombotic treatment (2.2%). Patients on vitamin K antagonists were older (p < 0.001), had lower renal function (p = 0.033), and had a more frequent history of myocardial infarction (p < 0.001), heart failure (p = 0.001), peripheral artery disease (p = 0.033), major hemorrhage (p = 0.025), and falls (p = 0.045). Four determining factors of anticoagulant prescriptions were statistically significant: high CHA Most private-practice cardiologists prescribe anticoagulant treatment according to current guidelines in elderly atrial fibrillation patients. Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants represent a significant proportion of prescriptions.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
Atrial fibrillation, the most frequent form of arrhythmia, affects 5-15% individuals aged > 80 years. Stroke is a major risk for atrial fibrillation patients. The benefits of anticoagulant therapy clearly outweigh the risk of hemorrhage, even in the elderly. Despite the efficacy of warfarin, many eligible patients receive no prophylactic antithrombotic therapy. New generation oral anticoagulants compare favorably with vitamin K antagonists in the prevention of thromboembolic events and hemorrhage. These new agents are likely to influence the prescribing habits of anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation. The aim of this study to investigate both the frequency and the determining factors of anticoagulant prescriptions in AF patients aged ≥ 80 years and followed up by private-practice cardiologists in France.
METHODS
METHODS
The OCTOFA (Atrial Fibrillation in Octogenarians) Study assessed the anticoagulant prescribing habits of cardiologists in France. The volunteer cardiologists recruited all consecutive patients fulilling the inclusion criteria.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Between June 2013 and September 2016, 89 cardiologists recruited 738 eligible patients: age ≥ 80 years, non-valvular atrial fibrillation, no other compelling indication for anticoagulation therapy, no recent acute coronary syndrome or stroke. Most (90.7%) patients were on oral anticoagulant therapy: vitamin K antagonist or non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants, low molecular weight heparin (1.4%), aspirin (5.7%), and no antithrombotic treatment (2.2%). Patients on vitamin K antagonists were older (p < 0.001), had lower renal function (p = 0.033), and had a more frequent history of myocardial infarction (p < 0.001), heart failure (p = 0.001), peripheral artery disease (p = 0.033), major hemorrhage (p = 0.025), and falls (p = 0.045). Four determining factors of anticoagulant prescriptions were statistically significant: high CHA
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Most private-practice cardiologists prescribe anticoagulant treatment according to current guidelines in elderly atrial fibrillation patients. Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants represent a significant proportion of prescriptions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31183629
doi: 10.1007/s40261-019-00809-1
pii: 10.1007/s40261-019-00809-1
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Substances chimiques
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Warfarin
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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