In this study researchers want to learn more about on the safety of the drug Xarelto. The study will enroll patients for whom the treating doctor are prescribing Xarelto for the prevention of brain attack or the prevention of blockage of an artery in the non-central nervous system. Only patients suffering from decreased renal function and irregular heart beat will be considered. The study plans to include 500 Taiwanese adult male and female patients with the age above 20 years. Patients will be followed up based on routine medical practice over a period of 12 months and information on their well-being and any medical events will collected.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
493
The adminstration dose is decided by the attending physician in advance based on the patients' CrCl and in compliance with local market authorization of rivaroxaban.
Many Locations
Multiple Locations, Taiwan
Major bleeding events
Time frame: Up to 12 months
Occurrence of adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs)
Time frame: Up to 12 months
Occurrence of All-cause mortality
Time frame: Up to 12 months
Occurrence of non-major bleeding events
Time frame: Up to 12 months
Occurrence of symptomatic thromboembolic events
Time frame: Up to 12 months
Day(s) of rivaroxaban treatment: start of rivaroxaban therapy and, if applicable, stop of rivaroxaban therapy (in case of treatment discontinuation, switch, or interruption, the reason will be recorded)
Time frame: Up to 12 months
Changes in creatinine clearance (CrCl) from baseline
Time frame: Up to 12 months
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