Difference in left atrial D-dimer level in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with direct oral anticoagulant.
Tetsuya WatanabeKoichi TachibanaYukinori ShinodaTomoko MinamisakaHidetada FukuokaHirooki InuiKeisuke UenoSouki InoueKentaro MineShiro HoshidaPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2021)
In apixaban-treated patients, the D-dimer level in the left atrium was lower than in edoxaban-treated patients on the day of ablation, suggesting that the anticoagulant effect of apixaban on the left atrium is better than that of edoxaban in patients with AF.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- venous thromboembolism
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- left atrial
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- catheter ablation
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- inferior vena cava
- pulmonary artery
- left atrial appendage
- patient reported outcomes
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary arterial hypertension