Comparative effectiveness and safety of standard or reduced dose dabigatran versus rivaroxaban in non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

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Date publication

novembre 2018

Journal

Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr COTTIN Yves


Tous les auteurs :
Blin P, Dureau-Pournin C, Cottin Y, Bénichou J, Mismetti P, Abouelfath A, Lassalle R, Droz C, Moore N

Résumé

Dabigatran and rivaroxaban at standard (SD) or reduced doses (RD) have been compared to warfarin in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), but not to each other. This was a new user study of SD and RD dabigatran or rivaroxaban for NVAF in the French healthcare database, matched on gender, age, date of first dispensing, and high-dimensional propensity score, followed 2 years. Hazard ratios [95% Confidence Intervals] of stroke or systemic embolism (SSE), major bleeding (MB) or death, were computed. In matched SD patients (8,290 per arm), mean age 67, HR for dabigatran vs. rivaroxaban were SSE 0.92 [0.67-1.26], MB 0.59 [0.39-0.90], death 0.84 [0.65-1.11]. In RD patients (7639 per arm), mean age 80, HR for dabigatran vs. rivaroxaban were SSE 0.73 [0.59-0.94], MB 0.74 [0.57-0.96], death 0.95 [0.83-1.09]. In conclusion, at either dose dabigatran had similar or better effectiveness than rivaroxaban, but lower bleeding risk. Death rates were not different. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Référence

Clin. Pharmacol. Ther.. 2018 Nov 30;: