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See also:
All atrial fibrillation clinical trials
All clinical trials of new anticoagulants
All clinical trials of rivaroxaban
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Treatments
Studied treatment |
Rivaroxaban 20mg p.o. once daily
(15 mg for Creatinine Cl 30-49 ml/min)
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Control treatment |
Warfarin p.o. once daily titrated to a target INR of 2.5 (range 2.0 to 3.0, inclusive)
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Patients
Patients |
Subjects With Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation |
Inclusion criteria |
Male and female patients 18 years of age or older; Subjects must have documented atrial fibrillation on 2 separate occasions within 6 months before screening ; History of a prior stroke, transient ischemic attack or non-neurologic systemic embolism believed to be cardiac in origin, OR at least two of the following risk factors: Heart failure , Hypertension, Age 75 years or greater , Diabetes mellitus |
Exclusion criteria |
Significant mitral stenosis;Transient atrial fibrillation caused by a reversible disorder ;Active internal bleeding ; Severe disabling stroke ; History of intracranial bleeding Hemorrhagic disorders |
Baseline characteristics |
age(mean) |
73y |
male(%) |
60% |
hypertension(%) |
90.5% |
diabete mellitus(%) |
39.5% |
prior TIA or stroke(%) |
55% (stroke,TIA, embolism) |
prior myocardial infarction(%) |
17.5% |
CHADS2 Score (mean) |
3.47 |
CHADS2 Score = 2 (%) |
13% |
CHADS2 Score = 3 (%) |
43.5% |
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Method and design
Randomized effectives |
7131 / 7133 (studied vs. control) |
Design |
Parallel groups |
Blinding |
double blind |
Follow-up duration |
up to 4 y |
Number of centre |
1178 |
Geographic area |
45 countries |
Hypothesis |
Non inferiority |
Primary endpoint |
stroke or non-CNS systemic embolism |
Results
Endpoint
Studied treat. n/N
Control treat. n/N
Graph
RR [95% CI]
major or clinically relevant non-major bleeding
NA / 7131
NA / 7133
1,03 [0,96;1,11]
All cause death
NA / 7131
NA / 7133
0,92 [0,82;1,03]
Cardiovascular death
NA / 7131
NA / 7133
0,94 [0,81;1,09]
thrombo-embolic event (cerebral or systemic)
NA / 7131
NA / 7133
0,88 [0,75;1,04]
ischemic stroke
NA / 7131
NA / 7133
0,99 [0,82;1,20]
MI (fatal and non fatal)
NA / 7131
NA / 7133
0,91 [0,72;1,16]
Fatal bleeding
NA / 7131
NA / 7133
0,50 [0,31;0,80]
Haemmorhagic stroke
NA / 7131
NA / 7133
0,58 [0,38;0,89]
intracranial hemorrhage
NA / 7131
NA / 7133
0,67 [0,47;0,95]
Major bleeding
NA / 7131
NA / 7133
1,04 [0,90;1,20]
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1.0
Relative risks
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Endpoint |
Events (%) |
Relative Risk |
95% CI |
Endpoint definition in the trial |
Ref |
Studied treat. |
Control treat. |
The primary endpoint (if exists) appears in blod characters
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Reference(s) used for data extraction:
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Endpoint |
studied treat. |
control treat. |
mean diff |
Absolute risk reduction
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Endpoint |
Events rate |
Absolute risk reduction (ARR) |
Studied treat. |
Control treat. |
Meta-analysis of all similar trials:
antithrombotics in atrial fibrillation for primary prevention of thromboembolic events
direct factor Xa inhibitors in atrial fibrillation for all type of patients
new anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation for all type of patients
Reference(s)
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Rivaroxaban-once daily, oral, direct factor Xa inhibition compared with vitamin K antagonism for prevention of stroke and Embolism Trial in Atrial Fibrillation: rationale and design of the ROCKET AF study..
Am Heart J 2010;159:340-347.e1
- 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.11.025
Pubmed
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