Clinical implication of monitoring rivaroxaban and apixaban by using anti-factor Xa assay in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Background: Although patients taking non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) do not require routine coagulation monitoring, high-risk patients require monitoring to assess pharmacodynamics. Methods: We measured (1) anti-factor Xa activity (AXA), using chromogenic assay with the HemosIL...

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Main Authors: Kozue Ikeda, MD, Hideaki Tachibana, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427615001064