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KMID : 1011920210220010004
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International Journal of Arrhythmia
2021 Volume.22 No. 1 p.4 ~ p.4
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Risk for osteoporotic fractures in patients with atrial fibrillation using different oral anticoagulants
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Kim Dae-Hoon
Yang Pil-Sung
Sung Jung-Hoon
Jang Eun-Sun
Yu Hee-Tae
Kim Tae-Hoon
Uhm Jae-Sun
Kim Jong-Youn
Pak Hui-Nam
Lee Moon-Hyoung
Lip Gregory Y. H.
Joung Bo-Young
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Abstract
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Background: We aimed to investigate the comparative risk of fracture among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with warfarin or non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs).
Methods: Using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database, patients with AF who received a prescription for apixaban, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or warfarin between 2013 and 2016 were included. Risk of major fractures (osteoporotic hip, vertebral, or pelvic fractures) were compared using inverse probability of treatment weighting.
Results: There were 70,481 patients identified (41.3% women; mean [SD] age 70.5 [11.3] years); 16,992 apixaban, 22,514 dabigatran, 27,998 rivaroxaban, and 29,390 warfarin users. During a median follow-up of 390 days, 2412 major fractures occurred with weighted incidences per 100 patient-years of 2.56 for apixaban, 2.39 for dabigatran, 2.78 for rivaroxaban, and 3.43 for warfarin. NOAC use was associated with a lower risk for fracture than warfarin use: HR 0.70 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.57?0.86) for apixaban, HR 0.69 (95% CI 0.60?0.78) for dabigatran, and HR 0.79 (95% CI 0.70?0.90) for rivaroxaban. In head-to-head comparisons between NOACs, there was no significant difference between apixaban and dabigatran. Rivaroxaban was associated with a higher risk for fracture than dabigatran (HR 1.15, 95% CI 1.02?1.31).
Conclusion: In patients with AF, NOAC use may result in a lower risk for osteoporotic fracture compared with warfarin use. Fracture risk does not seem to be altered by the choice of NOAC type, except for rivaroxaban. These associations may help inform benefit?risk assessments when choosing between the different anticoagulant types.
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KEYWORD
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Atrial fibrillation, Osteoporosis, Fracture, Oral anticoagulant
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