Reversing Oral Anticoagulation in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Intracerebral hemorrhage remains a challenging disorder to treat. Hematoma expansion is a recognized complication that worsens outcomes and is especially common in patients who are taking oral anticoagulant medications. With the shift in practice from vitamin K antagonists to direct-acting oral anti...
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Published in | The New England journal of medicine Vol. 390; no. 19; pp. 1815 - 1816 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
Massachusetts Medical Society
16.05.2024
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Summary: | Intracerebral hemorrhage remains a challenging disorder to treat. Hematoma expansion is a recognized complication that worsens outcomes and is especially common in patients who are taking oral anticoagulant medications. With the shift in practice from vitamin K antagonists to direct-acting oral anticoagulants, especially factor Xa inhibitors such as apixaban and rivaroxaban, the need to identify the best strategy to reverse their effects has become compelling. Andexanet binds and sequesters factor Xa molecules, and in an open-label study of this agent in patients with acute major bleeding at any site, anti–factor Xa activity was reduced and good or excellent hemostatic efficacy . . . |
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Bibliography: | SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Editorial-2 ObjectType-Commentary-1 |
ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMe2403726 |