Is It Time to Rethink Standard Anticoagulation? Apixaban vs VKA in HeartMate 3 LVADs
Tania Ahuja, Clinical Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of Clinical Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacotherapy Specialist, shared a post on X:
”Is it time to re-think anticoagulation for HeartMate3 (HM3) LVADs?
2 RCTs and 3 observational studies including 209 patients: 119 in the apixaban group and 90 in the VKA group demonstrating apixaban just as good as VKA and with less.”
Read the full article here.
Title: Efficacy and safety of apixaban versus vitamin K antagonists in patients with heartmate 3 fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device: a comprehensive meta-analysis
Authors: Andrea Tripoli, Miguel A. Samaniego, Norma N. Gamarra-Valverde, Shivraj Paneer Selvam, Edgardo Kaplinsky, Alejandro Barbagelata, Anna Mara Scandroglio, Juliana Giorgi
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