The primary objective of the study is to describe the usage of NOACs in patients with NVAF, in the hospital setting, based on the baseline characteristics at the time of first NOAC initiation.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,008
New Oral Anticoagulant
Usage of NOAC Based on Baseline Characteristics: Age at the Time of the First NOAC Initiation
Usage of NOAC in patients diagnosed with NVAF, in the hospital setting, based on the baseline characteristics; age, at the time of the start of the first NOAC initiation.
Time frame: Start of the first NOAC treatment
Usage of NOAC Based on Baseline Characteristics: CHA2DS2-VASc Scores at the Time of the First NOAC Initiation
Usage of NOAC in patients diagnosed with NVAF, in the hospital setting, based on the baseline characteristics: Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age (\> 75), Diabetes mellitus, Stroke/TIA, Vascular disease, Age 65-74, Sex Category (CHA2DS2-VASc Score) at the time of the start of the first NOAC initiation. The CHA2DS2-VASc score is a clinical prediction rule to estimate the risk of stroke in patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF); it is frequently used to determine the need for an anticoagulation therapy, relating the high scores to a great risk of stroke and a low score corresponds to a lower risk of stroke. CHA2DS2-VASc stroke risk score may range from 0 to 9 with 0 being the best outcome.
Time frame: Start of the first NOAC treatment
Number of Patients on Risk Based on CHA2DS2-VASc Scores at the Time of the First NOAC Initiation
Number of patients on risk (Low, Moderate and High) based on CHA2DS2-VASc Scores at the time of the start of the first NOAC initiation. The total CHA2DS2-VASc Scores score was stratified by category according to the following classification: 1. Low risk (score 0 in male; score 1 in female) 2. Moderate risk (score 1 in male; score 2 in female) 3. High risk (score ≥2 in male; score ≥3 in female)
Time frame: Start of the first NOAC treatment
Usage of NOAC Based on Baseline Characteristics: HAS-BLED Score at the Time of the First NOAC Initiation
Usage of NOAC in patients diagnosed with NVAF, in the hospital setting, based on the baseline characteristics: Hypertension, Abnormal renal and liver function, Stroke (1 point), Bleeding history or predisposition, Labile INR, Elderly (\>65 years), Drugs and Alcohol (HAS-BLED Score) at the time of the start of the first NOAC initiation. HAS-BLED bleeding risk score may range from 0 to 9 with 0 being the best outcome. The high scores to a great risk of bleeding and a low score corresponds to a lower risk of bleeding.
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Clínica Modelo
A Coruña, Spain
Hospital Universatio de Albacete
Albacete, Spain
Hospital Quirónsalud Sur
Alcorcón (Madrid), Spain
Hospital General Universitario de Alicante
Alicante, Spain
Hospital Dr. José Molina Orosa
Arrecife, Las Palmas, Spain
H de Cabueñes
Asturias, Spain
Hospital Infanta Cristina
Badajoz, Spain
Clínica Sagrada Familia
Barcelona, Spain
Medical Practice
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, Spain
...and 65 more locations
Time frame: Start of the first NOAC treatment
Number of Patients on Risk Based on HAS-BLED Score at the Time of the First NOAC Initiation
Number of patients on risk (Low, Moderate and High) based on HAS-BLED Score at the time of the start of the first NOAC initiation. The total HAS-BLED Score was stratified by category according to the following classification: 1. Low risk (score 0) 2. Moderate risk (score 1-2) 3. High risk (score ≥3)
Time frame: Start of the first NOAC treatment
Appropriateness of NOACs Prescription
Appropriateness of NOACs prescription based on national recommendations. For this, it was reviewed if the presence of at least one of the following clinical reason or reason related to International Normalized Ratio (INR) control were met. Reason 1: Patients with known hypersensitivity or with specific contraindications to the use of acenocoumarol or warfarin; Reason 2: Patients with a history of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) (except during the acute phase); Reason 3: Patients with ischemic stroke who present high-risk clinical and neuroimaging criteria for ICH; Reason 4: Patients on VKA treatment who suffer from severe arterial thromboembolic events despite good INR control; Reason 5: Patients who have started treatment with VKA in which it is not possible to maintain INR control within range (2-3) despite good therapeutic compliance; Reason 6: impossibility of access to conventional INR control; Reason 7: Other reason; Reason 8; Unknown.
Time frame: single visit (Day 1)
Mean Number of Visits to the Physician Per Year
Mean number of visits to the physician per year considered for the NOAC Management.
Time frame: 1 year (data collected during single visit on day 1)
Duration of First NOAC, All NOAC and Subsequent NOAC Treatment
Duration of NOAC treatment (First NOAC, All NOAC and Subsequent NOAC).
Time frame: Through the observational period with an average of 9.4 (first NOAC), 9.6 (All NOAC) and 5.1 (Subsequent NOAC) months, data collected during a single visit.
Number of Patients Who Required Discontinuing the NOAC Treatment, to Adjust the NOAC Dose or to Change to a New NOAC
Number of patients who required discontinuing the NOAC treatment, to adjust the NOAC dose or to change to a new NOAC
Time frame: single visit (Day 1)
Number of Patients Who Changed From One NOAC to a New NOAC Type and Dose
Number of patients who changed from one NOAC to a new NOAC type and dose. The treatment and its dose displayed below refer to the subsequent NOAC.
Time frame: single visit (Day 1)
Reason for Treatment Changes
Reason for treatment changes such as discontinuing the NOAC treatment, to adjust the NOAC dose or to change to a new NOAC.
Time frame: Start of the first NOAC treatment
Number of Patients With Previous Treatment With Vitamin K Antagonists
Number of patient with Previous Treatment with Vitamin K Antagonists.
Time frame: single visit (Day 1)
Duration of Previous VKA Treatment
Duration of previous VKA treatment is the time from start of the VKA treatment until stopped to start with the first NOAC
Time frame: Through the observational period with an average of 43.8 months, data collected during a single visit.
Patient's Knowledge About His Condition
At the time of the inclusion, the physician performed a following small questionnaire to the patients, to answer yes/no, in order to assess the patient's knowledge about his illness and the anticoagulant treatment prescribed. Question 1. Do you know why you are being treated with an anticoagulant? Question 2. Do you know which the effect of the anticoagulant treatment is? Question 3. Do you know what could happen if you don't take the anticoagulant treatment? Question 4. Do you mind taking the anticoagulant treatment?
Time frame: single visit (Day 1)