A left atrial appendage thrombus that developed during prophylactic low‐dose dabigatran treatment resolved after switching to apixaban | Zendy

Koyama Taku | Zendy; Otsuka Yoritaka | Zendy; Kawahara Masaaki | Zendy; Imoto Yuki | Zendy; Nakamura Keita | Zendy; Kodama Sunao | Zendy; Noguchi Hiroo | Zendy

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A left atrial appendage thrombus that developed during prophylactic low‐dose dabigatran treatment resolved after switching to apixaban

Author(s) -

Koyama Taku,

Otsuka Yoritaka,

Kawahara Masaaki,

Imoto Yuki,

Nakamura Keita,

Kodama Sunao,

Noguchi Hiroo

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.933

Subject(s) - medicine , apixaban , dabigatran , thrombus , appendage , cardiology , atrial appendage , atrial fibrillation , warfarin , rivaroxaban , anatomy , sinus rhythm

Key Clinical Message We describe a case of atrial fibrillation in which an intracardiac thrombus that could not be prevented with “low‐dose” dabigatran treatment was resolved by switching to apixaban treatment. Thrombolysis using direct oral anticoagulants ( DOAC s) could be a therapeutic option for patients with intracardiac thrombi, although the efficacies of different DOAC s seem to differ and need further examination.

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