Comorbidities against quality control of VKA therapy in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a French national cross-sectional study.
Given the prevalence of non-valvular atrial fibrillation in the geriatric population, thromboembolic prevention by means of vitamin K antagonists (VKA) is one of the most frequent daily concerns of practitioners. The effectiveness and safety of treatment with VKA correlates directly with maximizing...
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| author | Agnes Rouaud Olivier Hanon Anne-Sophie Boureau Guillaume Chapelet Laure de Decker |
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| description | Given the prevalence of non-valvular atrial fibrillation in the geriatric population, thromboembolic prevention by means of vitamin K antagonists (VKA) is one of the most frequent daily concerns of practitioners. The effectiveness and safety of treatment with VKA correlates directly with maximizing the time in therapeutic range, with an International Normalized Ratio (INR) of 2.0-3.0. The older population concentrates many of factors known to influence INR rate, particularly concomitant medications and concurrent medical conditions, also defined as comorbidities.Determine whether a high burden on comorbidities, defined by a Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) of 3 or greater, is associated a lower quality of INR control.Cross-sectional study.French geriatric care units nationwide.2164 patients aged 80 and over and treated with vitamin K antagonists.Comorbidities were assessed using the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). The recorded data included age, sex, falls, kidney failure, hemorrhagic event, VKA treatment duration, and the number and type of concomitant medications. Quality of INR control, defined as time in therapeutic range (TTR), was assessed using the Rosendaal method.487 patients were identified the low-quality control of INR group. On multivariate logistic regression analysis, low-quality control of INR was independently associated with a CCI ≥3 (OR = 1.487; 95% CI [1.15; 1.91]). The other variables associated with low-quality control of INR were: hemorrhagic event (OR = 3.151; 95% CI [1.64; 6.07]), hospitalization (OR = 1.614, 95% CI [1.21; 2.14]).An elevated CCI score (≥3) was associated with low-quality control of INR in elderly patients treated with VKA. Further research is needed to corroborate this finding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2384bddcbae946739f50376c79d4a5a52022-12-21T23:40:15ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01103e011904310.1371/journal.pone.0119043Comorbidities against quality control of VKA therapy in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a French national cross-sectional study.Agnes RouaudOlivier HanonAnne-Sophie BoureauGuillaume ChapeletLaure de DeckerGiven the prevalence of non-valvular atrial fibrillation in the geriatric population, thromboembolic prevention by means of vitamin K antagonists (VKA) is one of the most frequent daily concerns of practitioners. The effectiveness and safety of treatment with VKA correlates directly with maximizing the time in therapeutic range, with an International Normalized Ratio (INR) of 2.0-3.0. The older population concentrates many of factors known to influence INR rate, particularly concomitant medications and concurrent medical conditions, also defined as comorbidities.Determine whether a high burden on comorbidities, defined by a Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) of 3 or greater, is associated a lower quality of INR control.Cross-sectional study.French geriatric care units nationwide.2164 patients aged 80 and over and treated with vitamin K antagonists.Comorbidities were assessed using the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). The recorded data included age, sex, falls, kidney failure, hemorrhagic event, VKA treatment duration, and the number and type of concomitant medications. Quality of INR control, defined as time in therapeutic range (TTR), was assessed using the Rosendaal method.487 patients were identified the low-quality control of INR group. On multivariate logistic regression analysis, low-quality control of INR was independently associated with a CCI ≥3 (OR = 1.487; 95% CI [1.15; 1.91]). The other variables associated with low-quality control of INR were: hemorrhagic event (OR = 3.151; 95% CI [1.64; 6.07]), hospitalization (OR = 1.614, 95% CI [1.21; 2.14]).An elevated CCI score (≥3) was associated with low-quality control of INR in elderly patients treated with VKA. Further research is needed to corroborate this finding.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4366229?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Agnes Rouaud Olivier Hanon Anne-Sophie Boureau Guillaume Chapelet Laure de Decker Comorbidities against quality control of VKA therapy in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a French national cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE |
| title | Comorbidities against quality control of VKA therapy in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a French national cross-sectional study. |
| title_full | Comorbidities against quality control of VKA therapy in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a French national cross-sectional study. |
| title_fullStr | Comorbidities against quality control of VKA therapy in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a French national cross-sectional study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comorbidities against quality control of VKA therapy in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a French national cross-sectional study. |
| title_short | Comorbidities against quality control of VKA therapy in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a French national cross-sectional study. |
| title_sort | comorbidities against quality control of vka therapy in non valvular atrial fibrillation a french national cross sectional study |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4366229?pdf=render |
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