Author, as appears in the article.: Alegret, Josep M.; Vinolas, Xavier; Arias, Miguel A.; Martinez-Rubio, Antoni; Rebollo, Pablo; Rafols, Carles; Martinez-Sande, Jose L.;

Department: Medicina i Cirurgia

URV's Author/s: Alegret Colomé, Josep Maria

Keywords: Warfarin Vitamin k antagonists Self-management Ribaroxaban Prevention New oral anticoagulants Impact Health-related quality of life Events Elderly-patients Dabigatran Aspirin Ablation ribaroxaban. new oral anticoagulants health-related quality of life dabigatran

Abstract: New oral anticoagulants (NOAC) have demonstrated their efficacy as an alternative to vitamin K antagonists (VKA) in the prophylaxis of cardioembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, evidence on the benefits of NOAC in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is lacking. We evaluated changes in HRQoL related to oral anticoagulation therapy employing a specific questionnaire in a cohort of 416 patients with AF undergoing electrical cardioversion. In terms of HRQoL, we observed a progressive adaptation to treatment with VKA; satisfaction with NOAC remained constant. Older age, higher left ventricular ejection fraction and NOAC were associated with better HRQoL.

Thematic Areas: Odontología Medicine, general & internal Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicine (all) Medicina veterinaria Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais General medicine Farmacia Ensino Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 14491907

Author's mail: josepmaria.alegret@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-6117-5512

Record's date: 2023-02-19

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.medsci.org/v11p0680.htm

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: International Journal Of Medical Sciences. 11 (7): 680-684

APA: Alegret, Josep M.; Vinolas, Xavier; Arias, Miguel A.; Martinez-Rubio, Antoni; Rebollo, Pablo; Rafols, Carles; Martinez-Sande, Jose L.; (2014). New Oral Anticoagulants vs Vitamin K Antagonists: Benefits for Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. International Journal Of Medical Sciences, 11(7), 680-684. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.8916

Article's DOI: 10.7150/ijms.8916

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2014

Publication Type: Journal Publications