Anticoagulation control in hospitalized patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation undergoing long-term oral anticoagulant therapy

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Batalla Insenser, U. Pertierra Uriel, A. Sánchez Biosca, J. Sobrino Martínez" "autores" => array:4 [ 0 => array:2 [ "nombre" => "B." "apellidos" => "Batalla Insenser" ] 1 => array:2 [ "nombre" => "U." "apellidos" => "Pertierra Uriel" ] 2 => array:2 [ "nombre" => "A." "apellidos" => "Sánchez Biosca" ] 3 => array:4 [ "nombre" => "J." 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In a recent Spanish study, up to 17% of hospitalized patients in the medical area presented AF.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0070">2</a>In the absence of contraindication, anticoagulation is indicated for most elderly patients with nonvalvular AF (NVAF) to reduce the risk of thromboembolic complications.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075">3</a> Although the prescription of direct oral anticoagulants is gaining ground, the “classical” vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) are still the most widely used drugs for patients with NVAF.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0080">4</a> VKAs are highly effective but have 2significant limitations that can reduce their anticoagulant effect: the narrow therapeutic window and the need for periodic coagulation checks that entail frequent dosage adjustments.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075">3</a> For the anticoagulation to be effective and safe, we need to maintain an adequate time in therapeutic range (TTR).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0085">5</a> However, data from Bertomeu-González et al. confirm that anticoagulation control in patients treated in outpatient clinics in Spain is insufficient<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0090">6</a> and that there is little information on the management of anticoagulation and its clinical consequences in patients hospitalized with AF.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0095">7</a> We therefore conducted an observational study to assess the degree of anticoagulation control in hospitalized patients with NVAF treated with VKAs, as well as the factors and events associated with this control.We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients with a previous diagnosis of NVAF hospitalized in our hospital's Department of Internal Medicine during 2015. The study included 231 patients, most of whom were octogenarians (mean age, 81.1±8.1 years), 53% of whom were men. The thromboembolic risk was high, given that 96.1% of the patients had a CHA2DS2-VASc level ≥2 (mean, 4.7±1.5), with a mean score on the HAS-BLED scale of 2.0±0.9.More than half of the patients had associated comorbidities (Charlson comorbidity index≥3 in 58.2% of the patients), with a high prevalence of arterial hypertension (83.1%). Infectious processes were the main cause of hospitalization (51.1% of cases), and the mean hospital stay was 8.59±4.34 days (range, 3–29 days).Most of the patients (96.1%) followed some type of antithrombotic therapy before the hospitalization: oral anticoagulants (77.1%: 67.5% with VKAs and 9.6% with direct oral anticoagulants), antiplatelets (17.7%) or low-molecular-weight heparins (1.3%). During the hospitalization, 148 patients (64.1%) continued with VKAs, although only 18 (12.1% of all those treated with VKAs) remained in the therapeutic range, significantly worsening the anticoagulation control in the patients with VKAs (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0005">Table 1</a>). The multivariate analysis using logistic regression showed that the only variable associated with poor anticoagulation control was an inadequate TTR before the hospitalization (relative risk, 2.5; 95% confidence interval 1.33–4.68; p=.009).<elsevierMultimedia ident="tbl0005"></elsevierMultimedia>In the patients treated with VKAs and poor coagulation control, the hospitalization was longer (9.09±4.91 vs. 7.03±1.88 days; p=.029), and the number of clinical events during the hospitalization and follow-up was greater than among the patients who remained in the therapeutic range, although the difference did not achieve statistical significance during the hospitalization (p=.213), at 1 month (p=.922) or at 3 months of follow-up (p=.694).After the hospital discharge, 150 patients (64.9%) continued the VKA therapy despite poorer anticoagulation control during their hospitalization, and 60 (26%) did not undergo anticoagulant therapy, which represents a 4.3% increase in the number of patients without anticoagulant therapy compared with baseline. This increase is due to a greater number of patients treated with antiplatelets (19.5%) and especially patients without antithrombotic therapy (6.5%). In all medical records of the patients without anticoagulant therapy, the reason for the hospitalization was mentioned, which was mainly frequent falls.The patients’ clinical profile (elderly, high thromboembolic risk and numerous comorbidities) was similar to that of other studies<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0070">2,8</a> and showed the considerable complexity of patients with AF hospitalized in internal medicine. Despite the high thromboembolic risk, the results showed that a non-negligible portion of patients were not anticoagulated. More than 20% of the patients were not treated with anticoagulant therapy before the hospitalization, and more than 25% did not receive it when discharged.In the elderly population, the use of anticoagulant therapy decreases, and the use of antiplatelets increases.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075">3</a> However, it has been shown that antiplatelet therapy is highly ineffective for this type of patient and has a hemorrhage risk similar to that of anticoagulation<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0105">9</a> and should therefore be avoided. Various causes have been indicated to explain the underutilization of anticoagulant therapy in elderly patients, such as advanced age, cognitive impairment and the presence of other comorbidities, such as renal failure.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0095">7,10</a> However, none of these causes in isolation is a contraindication for this therapy.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075">3</a>The percentage of patients with good anticoagulation control in our study (12% during the hospitalization) was lower than that observed in other studies (45–55%). This difference could be attributed to the older age and number of comorbidities of the study sample. As in the PAULA study,<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0115">11</a> the main factor associated with poor anticoagulation control was a labile international normalized ratio, with a low TTR before the hospitalization. The control worsened during the hospitalization, and, as in other studies,<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0120">12</a> this change was associated with a longer hospital stay and more clinical events. Direct oral anticoagulants could be a reasonable alternative to VKA for elderly patients with poor anticoagulation control.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075">3</a> However, the use of these oral anticoagulants in Spain is relatively low." "pdfFichero" => "main.pdf" "tienePdf" => true "NotaPie" => array:1 [ 0 => array:2 [ "etiqueta" => "☆" "nota" => "Please cite this article as: Insenser BB, Uriel UP, Biosca AS, Martínez JS. Control de la anticoagulación en pacientes hospitalizados con fibrilación auricular no valvular en tratamiento crónico con anticoagulantes orales. Rev Clin Esp. 2018;218:267–269." ] ] "multimedia" => array:1 [ 0 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "tbl0005" "etiqueta" => "Table 1" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIATABLA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at1" "detalle" => "Table " "rol" => "short" ] ] "tabla" => array:3 [ "leyenda" => "Abbreviations: NVAF, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; VKA, vitamin K antagonists." 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150 patients &#40;64&#46;9&#37;&#41; continued the VKA therapy despite poorer anticoagulation control during their hospitalization&#44; and 60 &#40;26&#37;&#41; did not undergo anticoagulant therapy&#44; which represents a 4&#46;3&#37; increase in the number of patients without anticoagulant therapy compared with baseline&#46; This increase is due to a greater number of patients treated with antiplatelets &#40;19&#46;5&#37;&#41; and especially patients without antithrombotic therapy &#40;6&#46;5&#37;&#41;&#46; In all medical records of the patients without anticoagulant therapy&#44; the reason for the hospitalization was mentioned&#44; which was mainly frequent falls&#46;</p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The patients&#8217; clinical profile &#40;elderly&#44; high thromboembolic risk and numerous comorbidities&#41; was similar to that of other studies<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2&#44;8</span></a> and showed the considerable complexity of patients with AF hospitalized in internal medicine&#46; Despite the high thromboembolic risk&#44; the results showed that a non-negligible portion of patients were not anticoagulated&#46; More than 20&#37; of the patients were not treated with anticoagulant therapy before the hospitalization&#44; and more than 25&#37; did not receive it when discharged&#46;</p><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In the elderly population&#44; the use of anticoagulant therapy decreases&#44; and the use of antiplatelets increases&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> However&#44; it has been shown that antiplatelet therapy is highly ineffective for this type of patient and has a hemorrhage risk similar to that of anticoagulation<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0105"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">9</span></a> and should therefore be avoided&#46; Various causes have been indicated to explain the underutilization of anticoagulant therapy in elderly patients&#44; such as advanced age&#44; cognitive impairment and the presence of other comorbidities&#44; such as renal failure&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0095"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7&#44;10</span></a> However&#44; none of these causes in isolation is a contraindication for this therapy&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a></p><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The percentage of patients with good anticoagulation control in our study &#40;12&#37; during the hospitalization&#41; was lower than that observed in other studies &#40;45&#8211;55&#37;&#41;&#46; This difference could be attributed to the older age and number of comorbidities of the study sample&#46; As in the PAULA study&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0115"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11</span></a> the main factor associated with poor anticoagulation control was a labile international normalized ratio&#44; with a low TTR before the hospitalization&#46; 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