Prospects of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic anemia: a narrative review

Anticoagulant therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) plays an important role in preventing thromboembolic events. This review discusses anticoagulant therapy in patients with AF and chronic anemia of varying severity. The search was carried out in PubMed and Library electronic databases from 2010 to 2...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tatyana S. Degtyareva, Kristina G. Pereverzeva, Sergey S. Yakushin, Natalia N. Peregudova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Concilium Medicum 2024-12-01
Series:КардиоСоматика
Subjects:
Online Access:https://cardiosomatics.ru/2221-7185/article/viewFile/635908/pdf_1
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1823858065887199232
author Tatyana S. Degtyareva
Kristina G. Pereverzeva
Sergey S. Yakushin
Natalia N. Peregudova
author_facet Tatyana S. Degtyareva
Kristina G. Pereverzeva
Sergey S. Yakushin
Natalia N. Peregudova
author_sort Tatyana S. Degtyareva
collection DOAJ
description Anticoagulant therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) plays an important role in preventing thromboembolic events. This review discusses anticoagulant therapy in patients with AF and chronic anemia of varying severity. The search was carried out in PubMed and Library electronic databases from 2010 to 2023. Based on the analysis of full text literature, the authors concluded that currently oral anticoagulants in patients with AF and mild chronic anemia (Hb 90 g/L) and, according to some studies, in patients with moderate anemia (Hb 80 g/L) are considered reasonable. Patients with AF and moderate anemia (Hb 71–80 g/L) require an individualized approach to therapy with oral anticoagulants, since its benefit is not obvious in this subgroup, and the risk of hemorrhagic complications is high. Currently, severe anemia is a contraindication to oral anticoagulants in patients with AF.
format Article
id doaj-art-9a4d718d5eec437f8ad1f7a5c05f9b3b
institution Kabale University
issn 2221-7185
2658-5707
language English
publishDate 2024-12-01
publisher Concilium Medicum
record_format Article
series КардиоСоматика
spelling doaj-art-9a4d718d5eec437f8ad1f7a5c05f9b3b2025-02-11T15:00:52ZengConcilium MedicumКардиоСоматика2221-71852658-57072024-12-0115436537410.17816/CS63590876587Prospects of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic anemia: a narrative reviewTatyana S. Degtyareva0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9465-1441Kristina G. Pereverzeva1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6141-8994Sergey S. Yakushin2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1394-3791Natalia N. Peregudova3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6177-1405Ryazan State Medical UniversityRyazan State Medical UniversityRyazan State Medical UniversityRyazan State Medical UniversityAnticoagulant therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) plays an important role in preventing thromboembolic events. This review discusses anticoagulant therapy in patients with AF and chronic anemia of varying severity. The search was carried out in PubMed and Library electronic databases from 2010 to 2023. Based on the analysis of full text literature, the authors concluded that currently oral anticoagulants in patients with AF and mild chronic anemia (Hb 90 g/L) and, according to some studies, in patients with moderate anemia (Hb 80 g/L) are considered reasonable. Patients with AF and moderate anemia (Hb 71–80 g/L) require an individualized approach to therapy with oral anticoagulants, since its benefit is not obvious in this subgroup, and the risk of hemorrhagic complications is high. Currently, severe anemia is a contraindication to oral anticoagulants in patients with AF.https://cardiosomatics.ru/2221-7185/article/viewFile/635908/pdf_1anemiaatrial fibrillationoral anticoagulant therapyapixabandabigatran etexilaterivaroxabanedoxabanoral anticoagulants
spellingShingle Tatyana S. Degtyareva
Kristina G. Pereverzeva
Sergey S. Yakushin
Natalia N. Peregudova
Prospects of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic anemia: a narrative review
КардиоСоматика
anemia
atrial fibrillation
oral anticoagulant therapy
apixaban
dabigatran etexilate
rivaroxaban
edoxaban
oral anticoagulants
title Prospects of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic anemia: a narrative review
title_full Prospects of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic anemia: a narrative review
title_fullStr Prospects of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic anemia: a narrative review
title_full_unstemmed Prospects of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic anemia: a narrative review
title_short Prospects of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic anemia: a narrative review
title_sort prospects of oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic anemia a narrative review
topic anemia
atrial fibrillation
oral anticoagulant therapy
apixaban
dabigatran etexilate
rivaroxaban
edoxaban
oral anticoagulants
url https://cardiosomatics.ru/2221-7185/article/viewFile/635908/pdf_1
work_keys_str_mv AT tatyanasdegtyareva prospectsoforalanticoagulanttherapyinpatientswithatrialfibrillationandchronicanemiaanarrativereview
AT kristinagpereverzeva prospectsoforalanticoagulanttherapyinpatientswithatrialfibrillationandchronicanemiaanarrativereview
AT sergeysyakushin prospectsoforalanticoagulanttherapyinpatientswithatrialfibrillationandchronicanemiaanarrativereview
AT natalianperegudova prospectsoforalanticoagulanttherapyinpatientswithatrialfibrillationandchronicanemiaanarrativereview