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(1) Background: Prescribing apixaban for stroke prevention has significantly increased in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). The ABCB 1  genotype can influence apixaban absorption and bioavailability. The aim of the present study was to assess the factors that influence apixaban's plasma level and to establish if a certain relationship has clinical relevance. (2) Methods: Fifty-three NVAF patients were treated with 5 mg apixaban twice/day (70.0 years, range: 65-77, 60.4% men). Trough and peak plasma concentrations of apixaban were determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass-spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and ABCB 1  genotyping was performed. (3) Results: Apixaban plasma concentrations varied considerably. They were higher in women than in men (311.2 ng/dL vs. 252.2 ng/dL; p = 0.05) and were lower in patients with heart failure (149.4 ng/dL vs. 304.5 ng/dL; p &lt; 0.01). Creatinine clearance was inversely correlated with the apixaban plasma level (Spearman correlation: r = -0.365; p = 0.007 for trough concentrations). No statistically significant differences between the genotypic groups of ABCB 1  rs1045642 and ABCB 1  rs4148738 were found in the trough or peak apixaban plasma concentrations. (4) Conclusions: Pharmacokinetic parameters are influenced by several clinical factors of which renal function is the major determinant. Plasma concentrations measured in women had higher values than those measured in men, and heart failure was associated with decreased plasma levels of apixaban.

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Interindividual Variability of Apixaban Plasma Concentrations: Influence of Clinical and Genetic Factors in a Real-Life Cohort of Atrial Fibrillation Patients