Use of direct oral anticoagulants in antiphospholipid syndrome

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 1028-1039

  Cohen, H ^a,b   Efthymiou, M ^a   Isenberg, D A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antiphospholipid syndrome; direct oral anticoagulants; ischemic stroke; thrombin generation; venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; APIXABAN; DABIGATRAN; EDOXABAN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; RIVAROXABAN; THROMBOPLASTIN; WARFARIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LOW DRUG DOSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; BLEEDING; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD COAGULATION; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85047796964     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.14017     Document Type: Review

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