A case report of recurrent transient ischaemic attacks on dabigatran for atrial fibrillation: real-world insight into treatment failure.
Ronald HuynhStephanie AndersonVivien M Y ChenThomas YeohPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)
There are a number of isolated case reports of DOAC failure in stroke prophylaxis and management has simply involved switching to another DOAC or warfarin. This case is unique as we have discovered undetectable levels of dabigatran providing a mechanism for failure.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- direct oral anticoagulants
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- venous thromboembolism
- case report
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- acute coronary syndrome
- combination therapy
- replacement therapy
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- smoking cessation