Anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban for stroke patients at a special low dosage in Japan.

In Japan, low-dose rivaroxaban [15 mg QD/10 mg QD for creatinine clearance of 30-49 mL/min] was approved for clinical use in NVAF patients partly because of its unique pharmacokinetics in Japanese subjects. The aim of the study was to determine the anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban and its de...

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Main Authors: Takuya Okata, Kazunori Toyoda, Akira Okamoto, Toshiyuki Miyata, Kazuyuki Nagatsuka, Kazuo Minematsu
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
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author Takuya Okata
Kazunori Toyoda
Akira Okamoto
Toshiyuki Miyata
Kazuyuki Nagatsuka
Kazuo Minematsu
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Kazunori Toyoda
Akira Okamoto
Toshiyuki Miyata
Kazuyuki Nagatsuka
Kazuo Minematsu
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description In Japan, low-dose rivaroxaban [15 mg QD/10 mg QD for creatinine clearance of 30-49 mL/min] was approved for clinical use in NVAF patients partly because of its unique pharmacokinetics in Japanese subjects. The aim of the study was to determine the anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban and its determinant factors in Japanese stroke patients.Consecutive stroke patients with NVAF admitted between July 2012 and December 2013 were studied. Prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), and estimated plasma concentration of rivaroxaban (Criv) based on an anti-factor Xa chromogenic assay were measured just before and 4 and 9 h after administration at the steady state level of rivaroxaban. Determinant factors for Criv were explored using a linear mixed-model approach.Of 110 patients (37 women, 75±9 years old), 59 took 15 mg QD of rivaroxaban and 51 took 10 mg QD. Criv at 4 h was 186 ng/mL for patients taking 15 mg QD and 147 ng/mL for those taking 10 mg QD. Both PT and aPTT were positively correlated with Criv. Criv was 72% lower at 4 h in 15 patients receiving crushed tablets than in the other patients, and tablet crushing was significantly associated with lower Criv (adjusted estimate -0.43, 95% CI -0.60 to -0.26) after multivariate-adjustment.The anticoagulation effects of rivaroxaban in the acute stroke setting for Japanese NVAF patients were relatively low as compared with those in the ROCKET-AF and J-ROCKET AF trials. Tablet crushing, common in dysphagic patients, decreased Criv.
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spelling doaj.art-1204fdb1f1704c82a2985d6c587aa16e2022-12-22T00:53:38ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-01911e11364110.1371/journal.pone.0113641Anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban for stroke patients at a special low dosage in Japan.Takuya OkataKazunori ToyodaAkira OkamotoToshiyuki MiyataKazuyuki NagatsukaKazuo MinematsuIn Japan, low-dose rivaroxaban [15 mg QD/10 mg QD for creatinine clearance of 30-49 mL/min] was approved for clinical use in NVAF patients partly because of its unique pharmacokinetics in Japanese subjects. The aim of the study was to determine the anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban and its determinant factors in Japanese stroke patients.Consecutive stroke patients with NVAF admitted between July 2012 and December 2013 were studied. Prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), and estimated plasma concentration of rivaroxaban (Criv) based on an anti-factor Xa chromogenic assay were measured just before and 4 and 9 h after administration at the steady state level of rivaroxaban. Determinant factors for Criv were explored using a linear mixed-model approach.Of 110 patients (37 women, 75±9 years old), 59 took 15 mg QD of rivaroxaban and 51 took 10 mg QD. Criv at 4 h was 186 ng/mL for patients taking 15 mg QD and 147 ng/mL for those taking 10 mg QD. Both PT and aPTT were positively correlated with Criv. Criv was 72% lower at 4 h in 15 patients receiving crushed tablets than in the other patients, and tablet crushing was significantly associated with lower Criv (adjusted estimate -0.43, 95% CI -0.60 to -0.26) after multivariate-adjustment.The anticoagulation effects of rivaroxaban in the acute stroke setting for Japanese NVAF patients were relatively low as compared with those in the ROCKET-AF and J-ROCKET AF trials. Tablet crushing, common in dysphagic patients, decreased Criv.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4257912?pdf=render
spellingShingle Takuya Okata
Kazunori Toyoda
Akira Okamoto
Toshiyuki Miyata
Kazuyuki Nagatsuka
Kazuo Minematsu
Anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban for stroke patients at a special low dosage in Japan.
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title Anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban for stroke patients at a special low dosage in Japan.
title_full Anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban for stroke patients at a special low dosage in Japan.
title_fullStr Anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban for stroke patients at a special low dosage in Japan.
title_full_unstemmed Anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban for stroke patients at a special low dosage in Japan.
title_short Anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban for stroke patients at a special low dosage in Japan.
title_sort anticoagulation intensity of rivaroxaban for stroke patients at a special low dosage in japan
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4257912?pdf=render
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