Thrombolytic Action of Apixaban on Intra-Atrial Thrombus Developed after Previous Treatment with Warfarin: A Case Report

OBJECTIVE: To highlight the usefulness of apixaban on intra-atrial thrombus that develops after previous treatment with warfarin. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 69-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation treated with warfarin presented with acute decompensated heart failure d...

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Autores principales: Valero, Ernesto, Santas, Enrique, Núñez, Julio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5588439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27296851
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000447539
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author Valero, Ernesto
Santas, Enrique
Núñez, Julio
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description OBJECTIVE: To highlight the usefulness of apixaban on intra-atrial thrombus that develops after previous treatment with warfarin. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 69-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation treated with warfarin presented with acute decompensated heart failure due to an episode of atrial fibrillation. Transesophageal echocardiogram revealed the presence of an intra-atrial thrombus. She was treated with apixaban, and transesophageal echocardiogram showed complete resolution of the thrombus after 3 weeks of treatment. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the usefulness of apixaban in the management of atrial fibrillation and proven intra-atrial thrombus.
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spelling pubmed-55884392017-11-01 Thrombolytic Action of Apixaban on Intra-Atrial Thrombus Developed after Previous Treatment with Warfarin: A Case Report Valero, Ernesto Santas, Enrique Núñez, Julio Med Princ Pract Case Report OBJECTIVE: To highlight the usefulness of apixaban on intra-atrial thrombus that develops after previous treatment with warfarin. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 69-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation treated with warfarin presented with acute decompensated heart failure due to an episode of atrial fibrillation. Transesophageal echocardiogram revealed the presence of an intra-atrial thrombus. She was treated with apixaban, and transesophageal echocardiogram showed complete resolution of the thrombus after 3 weeks of treatment. CONCLUSION: This case highlights the usefulness of apixaban in the management of atrial fibrillation and proven intra-atrial thrombus. S. Karger AG 2016-08 2016-06-13 /pmc/articles/PMC5588439/ /pubmed/27296851 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000447539 Text en Copyright © 2016 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC) (www.karger.com/OA-license), applicable to the online version of the article only. Distribution permitted for non-commercial purposes only.
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Valero, Ernesto
Santas, Enrique
Núñez, Julio
Thrombolytic Action of Apixaban on Intra-Atrial Thrombus Developed after Previous Treatment with Warfarin: A Case Report
title Thrombolytic Action of Apixaban on Intra-Atrial Thrombus Developed after Previous Treatment with Warfarin: A Case Report
title_full Thrombolytic Action of Apixaban on Intra-Atrial Thrombus Developed after Previous Treatment with Warfarin: A Case Report
title_fullStr Thrombolytic Action of Apixaban on Intra-Atrial Thrombus Developed after Previous Treatment with Warfarin: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Thrombolytic Action of Apixaban on Intra-Atrial Thrombus Developed after Previous Treatment with Warfarin: A Case Report
title_short Thrombolytic Action of Apixaban on Intra-Atrial Thrombus Developed after Previous Treatment with Warfarin: A Case Report
title_sort thrombolytic action of apixaban on intra-atrial thrombus developed after previous treatment with warfarin: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5588439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27296851
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000447539
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