Hossam El Benawi Shares Multi Site LVT Study from Mayo Clinic
Hossam El Benawi, Senior Clinical Research Fellow of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic, shared on LinkedIn:
”Mayo Clinic Multi Site LVT Study Part 1:
DOAC Vs VKA for LVT.”
A Mayo Clinic multi-site study of 182 patients with left ventricular thrombus (LVT) found that direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) had similar effectiveness in preventing stroke or embolism and achieving thrombus resolution.
However, VKAs were linked to a higher risk of major bleeding.
The risk of embolization was greatest within the first eight weeks, suggesting that an initial DOAC loading dose may help reduce early events.
Read the full article in RPTH/ScienceDirect.
Article: Comparison of direct oral anticoagulants and vitamin K antagonists in the treatment of left ventricular thrombi: a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Hossam El Benawi, Kirsten Lipps, Samuel Heller Jr., David A. Liedl, Raymond C. Shields, Ana I. Casanegra, Stanislav Henkin, Thom W. Rooke, Paul W. Wennberg, Waldemar E. Wysokinski, Robert D. McBane, Damon E. Houghton
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