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  • Title: Incidence of left atrial abnormalities under treatment with dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and vitamin K antagonists.
    Author: Reers S, Agdirlioglu T, Kellner M, Borowski M, Thiele H, Waltenberger J, Reppel M.
    Journal: Eur J Med Res; 2016 Oct 21; 21(1):41. PubMed ID: 27769294.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) such as dabigatran or rivaroxaban are alternatives to vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL). Incidences of risk factors for left atrium (LA) and left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus formation, such as dense spontaneous echo contrast (SEC), low LAA velocity (LAAV) <20 cm/s under treatment with dabigatran and rivaroxaban in comparison with VKAs are unknown. METHODS: We studied 306 patients with AF (94 %) and AFL (6 %) undergoing transesophageal echocardiography. Patients received VKAs (n = 138), dabigatran (n = 68), or rivaroxaban (n = 100) for at least 3 weeks prior to investigation. Time in therapeutic range was 67 % for VKA. Mean CHADS2 score and CHA2DS2-VASc score were 1.3 and 2.5, respectively. Left atrial abnormality was defined as either dense SEC, low LAAV <20 cm/s, or thrombus. RESULTS: Any LA abnormality occurred in 9, 3, and 5 % of patients receiving VKA, dabigatran, and rivaroxaban, respectively. The most frequent abnormality was LAA thrombus (VKA: 4 %, dabigatran: 0 %, rivaroxaban: 2 %) and low LAAV of less than 20 cm/s (VKA: 4 %, dabigatran: 1 %, rivaroxaban: 1 %), followed by dense SEC (VKA: 2 %, dabigatran: 1 %, rivaroxaban: 2 %). Results of uni- and multivariate analyses revealed a numerically lower but not significantly different frequency of any LA abnormality under dabigatran (OR 0.4, 95 % Cl 0.08 - 1.88, p = 0.25) and rivaroxaban (OR 0.65, 95 % Cl 0.22 - 1.98, p = 0.45) compared to VKA. CONCLUSION: With respect to the incidence of LA abnormalities, dabigatran and rivaroxaban are not inferior to VKA.
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