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Table 3 Incidence of major complications in different models of anticoagulant therapy in real world in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)

From: Patient self-management of oral anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists in everyday practice: clinical outcomes in a single centre cohort after long-term follow-up

 

Incidence of major complications (% pt-ys)

Author

Year

Drug

N

Mean age (years)

Total follow-up (pt-ys)

Mean follow-up (years)

Haemorrhagic

Thrombotic

Totalc

Mortality

PSM of VKA

 Nagler [8] c

2014

VKA

198

64.8

851a

4.3a

1.1

0.1

1.2a

2.5

 Grove [11]

2018

VKA

534

63.1

1337

2.5

2.3

0.5

2.8

1.1

Our study

2018

VKA

120

65.3

726

6.0

1.6

0.4

2.0

2.3

Conventional management of VKA in highly specialized centres

 Wieloch [23]

2011

VKA

2491

74

2043

0.8a

2.6

1.4

4.0

NR

 Sjöegren [24]

2015

VKA

51,229

72.1

143637a

2.8a

2.2

1.5

3.7

NR

 Björck [25]

2016

VKA

40,449

72.5

65,424

1.6a

2.2

1.7

3.9

2.2

 Esteve-Pastor [26]

2018

VKA

1361

76

8844a

NR

2.8

1.5

4.3a

6.2

Conventional management of VKA

 Sorensen [27]

2013

VKA

49,640

73.5

14892a

0.3a

4.3

0.7

5.0a

NR

 Lauffenburger [28]

2015

VKA

43,865

71.4

43865a

1.0

5.2a

3.6a

8.8a

NR

 Graham [29]

2015

VKA

67,207

100% > 65

19,382

0.3a

4.4

1.4

5.8a

3.8

 Seeger [30]

2015

VKA

19,189

68.3

6448

0.3

6.2

1.3

7.4a

NR

 Larsen [31]

2016

VKA

35,436

72.4

67328a

1.9

3.5

2.4

5.9a

7.2

 Carmo [32]b

2016

VKA

501,019

NR

NR

NR

5.6

2.8

8.4a

6.1

 Nielsen [33]

2017

VKA

38,893

71.0

89453a

2.3

3.1

2.7

5.8a

8.7

 Chan [34]

2016

VKA

5251

71

4726a

0.9a

4.3

5.6

9.9

7.1

 Li [35]

2017

VKA

38,470

70.9

NR

NR

7.5

3.1

10.6a

NR

 Mentias [36]

2018

VKA

101,705

78.4

NR

NR

5.3

2.1

7.4a

6.7

 Lee [37]

2018

VKA

12,183

70.7

10,965

0.9

3.6

3.9

7.5a

6.6

 Gupta [38]

2018

VKA

7607

76.6

5051a

NR

4.7

1.9

6.6a

NR

 Vinogradova [39]

2018

VKA

53,921

74.8

73,939

NR

2.5

1.7

4.2a

4.5

 Chan [40]

2018

VKA

19,375

71.0

28481a

1.47

3.0

3.3

6.3a

9.1

DOACs

 Graham [29]

2015

Dabigatran

67,207

100% > 65

18,205

0.3a

4.3

1.1

5.4a

3.3

 Lauffenburger [28]

2015

Dabigatran

21,070

67.5

21070a

1.0

3.2

1.7

4.9a

NR

 Seeger [30]

2015

Dabigatran

19,189

68.7

8059

0.4

4.4

1.0

5.4a

NR

 Larsen [31]

2016

Dabigatran

12,701

67.6

24131a

1.9a

2.0

1.8

3.8a

2.4

 Graham [41]

2016

Dabigatran

52,240

100% > 65

15,524

0.3a

3.1

1.0

4.1a

2.2

 Carmo [32]b

2016

Dabigatran

210,279

NR

NR

NR

3.9

1.6

5.5a

3.6

 Chan [34]

2016

Dabigatran

5921

75

5329a

0.9a

2.6

3.7

6.3a

2.6

 Nielsen [33]

2017

Dabigatran

8875

79.9

20,412

2.3

2.8

2.7

5.5a

9.1

 Mentias [36]

2018

Dabigatran

21,979

75.8

NR

NR

3.4

1.5

4.9a

2.6

 Gupta [38]

2018

Dabigatran

4129

73.0

3061a

NR

3.6

1.0

4.6a

NR

 Vinogradova [39]

2018

Dabigatran

4534

74.7

5083

NR

2.2

1.7

3.9a

4.3

 Chan [40]

2018

Dabigatran

20,079

75.0

31122a

1.55

2.0

2.7

4.7a

5.0

 Laliberté [42]

2014

Rivaroxaban

3654

73.3

831a

0.23

3.3

4.6

7.9a

NR

 Camm [43]

2016

Rivaroxaban

6784

71.5

6196a

0.9

2.1

0.8

2.9a

1.9

 Larsen [31]

2016

Rivaroxaban

7192

71.8

13664a

1.9a

3.6

2.3

5.9a

6.7

 Graham [41]

2016

Rivaroxaban

66,651

100% > 65

20,199

0.3a

4.5

0.8

5.3a

2.5

 Chan [34]

2016

Rivaroxaban

3916

76

3524a

0.9a

3.4

3.1

6.5a

3.3

 Nielsen [33]

2017

Rivaroxaban

3476

77.9

7994a

2.3

4.0

2.7

6.7a

13.5

 Mentias [36]

2018

Rivaroxaban

23,177

75.7

NR

NR

4.7

1.4

6.1a

3.1

 Gupta [38]

2018

Rivaroxaban

11,284

75.3

8303a

NR

4.4

1.3

5.7a

NR

 Vinogradova [39]

2018

Rivaroxaban

13,597

75.8

12,679

NR

2.6

1.6

4.2a

5.5

 Chan [40]

2018

Rivaroxaban

27,777

75.0

34443a

1.24

2.1

2.8

4.9a

6.0

 Larsen [31]

2016

Apixaban

6349

71.3

5714

0.9

2.7

4.1

6.8

4.8

 Nielsen [33]

2017

Apixaban

4400

83.9

4400a

1.0

3.9

4.0

7.9a

14.8

 Li [35]

2017

Apixaban

38,470

70.9

NR

NR

4.5

2.1

6.6a

NR

 Gupta [38]

2018

Apixaban

11,284

75.3

7000a

NR

2.9

1.0

3.9a

NR

 Vinogradova [39]

2018

Apixaban

9199

76.5

7511

NR

1.5

1.8

3.3a

5.3

 Chan [40]

2018

Apixaban

5843

76.0

4440a

0.76

1.5

2.3

3.8a

7.2

 Lee [37]

2018

Edoxaban

4061

70.3

1218

0.3

2.3

3.2

5.5a

5.6

 Grove [11]

2018

All

2671

63.6

5075

1.9a

2.3

1.6

3.9a

1.4

  1. a Approximated value
  2. b Meta-analysis; NR not reported
  3. c Total major complications were approximated as the sum of haemorrhagic plus thromboembolic, if not explicitly given in the publication