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THROMBOSIS RESEARCH
Volume 152, Issue -, Pages 93-97Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2016.12.009
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Antiphospholipid syndrome; Direct oral anticoagulants; Rivaroxaban; Apixaban; Dabigatran; Thrombosis
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- National Centre of Science [UMO-2013/09/B/NZ5/00254]
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Introduction: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a common acquired thrombophilia associated with a high thrombotic risk, in which vitamin K antagonists (VKA) represent the mainstay of therapy. Case series involving up to 35 patients with APS suggested limited efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). Material and methods: In the prospective case series we followed 56 consecutive patients with APS (44 women and 12 men, aged from 22 to 64 years), including 33 (60%) associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 16 (28.6%) with triple APS who were treated with DOACs due to their preferences or unstable anticoagulation with VKA. DOACs were started at least 3 months since the thromboembolic event in patients with D-dimer below 500 ng/ml. Results: Forty-nine (87.5%) patients were treated with rivaroxaban, 4 (7.3%) with dabigatran and 3 (5.4%) with apixaban. During follow-up of 2 to 43 (mean 22) months, 6 (10.7%, 5.8 per 100 patient-years) patients (4 women and 2 men, 4 with triple positive APS) experienced recurrent thrombosis, including deep vein thrombosis (n= 4, including 2 episodes preceded by nonadherence), superficial vein thrombosis (n= 1) and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (n= 1). The recurrence rate of VTE on DOACs was 5.8 per 100 patient-years. Two patients (3.6%) experienced severe bleeding. Conclusions: This case-series suggests that DOACs are safe in patients with APS. These findings need to be confirmed in larger studies. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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