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Kirchhof, P; Toennis, T; Goette, A; Camm, AJ; Diener, HC; Becher, N; Bertaglia, E; Blomstrom, Lundqvist, C; Borlich, M; Brandes, A; Cabanelas, N; Calvert, M; Chlouverakis, G; Dan, GA; de, Groot, JR; Dichtl, W; Kravchuk, B; Lubiński, A; Marijon, E; Merkely, B; Mont, L; Ozga, AK; Rajappan, K; Sarkozy, A; Scherr, D; Sznajder, R; Velchev, V; Wichterle, D; Sehner, S; Simantirakis, E; Lip, GYH; Vardas, P; Schotten, U; Zapf, A.
Anticoagulation with Edoxaban in Patients with Atrial High-Rate Episodes.
N Engl J Med. 2023; 389(13): 1167-1179. Doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2303062
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BACKGROUND: Device-detected atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs) are atrial arrhythmias detected by implanted cardiac devices. AHREs resemble atrial fibrillation but are rare and brief. Whether the occurrence of AHREs in patients without atrial fibrillation (as documented on a conventional electrocardiogram [ECG]) justifies the initiation of anticoagulants is not known. METHODS: We conducted an event-driven, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized trial involving patients 65 years of age or older who had AHREs lasting for at least 6 minutes and who had at least one additional risk factor for stroke. Patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive edoxaban or placebo. The primary efficacy outcome was a composite of cardiovascular death, stroke, or systemic embolism, evaluated in a time-to-event analysis. The safety outcome was a composite of death from any cause or major bleeding. RESULTS: The analysis population consisted of 2536 patients (1270 in the edoxaban group and 1266 in the placebo group). The mean age was 78 years, 37.4% were women, and the median duration of AHREs was 2.8 hours. The trial was terminated early, at a median follow-up of 21 months, on the basis of safety concerns and the results of an independent, informal assessment of futility for the efficacy of edoxaban; at termination, the planned enrollment had been completed. A primary efficacy outcome event occurred in 83 patients (3.2% per patient-year) in the edoxaban group and in 101 patients (4.0% per patient-year) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.81; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.60 to 1.08; P = 0.15). The incidence of stroke was approximately 1% per patient-year in both groups. A safety outcome event occurred in 149 patients (5.9% per patient-year) in the edoxaban group and in 114 patients (4.5% per patient-year) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 1.31; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.67; P = 0.03). ECG-diagnosed atrial fibrillation developed in 462 of 2536 patients (18.2% total, 8.7% per patient-year). CONCLUSIONS: Among patients with AHREs detected by implantable devices, anticoagulation with edoxaban did not significantly reduce the incidence of a composite of cardiovascular death, stroke, or systemic embolism as compared with placebo, but it led to a higher incidence of a composite of death or major bleeding. The incidence of stroke was low in both groups. (Funded by the German Center for Cardiovascular Research and others; NOAH-AFNET 6 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02618577; ISRCTN number, ISRCTN17309850.).
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Aged - administration & dosage
Female - administration & dosage
Humans - administration & dosage
Male - administration & dosage
Anticoagulants - adverse effects, therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation - complications, diagnosis
Embolism - drug therapy, etiology
Factor Xa Inhibitors - adverse effects, therapeutic use
Hemorrhage - chemically induced
Stroke - etiology, prevention & control
Electrodes, Implanted - administration & dosage
Double-Blind Method - administration & dosage
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - complications, diagnosis
Risk Factors - administration & dosage

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