JOURNAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY (HEALTH SCIENCES) ›› 2015, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (11): 37-40.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1671-7554.0.2015.147

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Efficacy and safety of dabigatran etexilate versus warfarin in antithrombotic therapy for nonvalvular atrial filbrillation

LÜ Yanhong, GAO Haiqing, QIU Jie   

  1. 1. Department of Geratology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China;
    2. Shandong Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Proteomics, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China
  • Received:2015-02-03 Online:2015-11-10 Published:2015-11-10

Abstract: Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of dabigatran etexilate with warfarin for thromboembolism prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Methods A total of 166 patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation were identified as dabigatran etexilate group (110 mg, twice daily) and warfarin group (target international normalized ratio, 2.0~3.0). The efficacy and safety of the two drugs were compared in regard to stroke or systemic embolism and major bleeding outcomes during a follow-up of 6 months. Results In the thromboembolism events, there was no significant difference between dabigatran etexilate group and warfarin group (0.0% vs 1.2%, P>0.05). The rate of bleeding was 4.82% in the dabigatran etexilate group, as compared with 6.02% in the warfarin group (P>0.05). Conclusion There are similar thromboembolism and bleeding rates in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation between dabigatran etexilate and warfarin.

Key words: Dabigatran etexilate, Thromboembolism, Nonvalvular atrial filbrillation, Warfarin

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  • R541.7
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