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abstract

  • Background and Purpose— Intracranial hemorrhage rates are higher in Asians than non-Asians, especially in patients receiving warfarin. This randomized evaluation of long-term anticoagulation therapy subgroup analysis assessed dabigatran etexilate (DE) and warfarin effects on stroke and bleeding rates in patients from Asian and non-Asian countries. Methods— There were 2782 patients (15%) from 10 Asian countries and 15 331 patients from 34 non-Asian countries. A Cox regression model, with terms for treatment, region, and their interaction was used. Results— Rates of stroke or systemic embolism in Asians were 3.06% per year on warfarin, 2.50% per year on DE 110 mg BID (DE 110), and 1.39% per year on DE 150 mg BID (DE 150); in non-Asians, the rates were 1.48%, 1.37%, and 1.06% per year with no significant treatment-by-region interactions. Hemorrhagic stroke on warfarin occurred more often in Asians than non-Asians (hazard ratio [HR], 2.4; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3–4.7; P =0.007), with significant reductions for DE compared with warfarin in both Asian (DE 110 versus warfarin HR, 0.15; 95% CI, 0.03–0.66 and DE 150 versus warfarin HR, 0.22; 95% CI, 0.06–0.77) and non-Asian (DE 110 versus warfarin HR, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.19–0.72 and DE 150 versus warfarin HR, 0.28; 95% CI, 0.13–0.58) patients. Major bleeding rates in Asians were significantly lower on DE (both doses) than warfarin (warfarin 3.82% per year, DE 110 2.22% per year, and DE 150 2.17% per year). Conclusions— Hemorrhagic stroke rates were higher on warfarin in Asians versus non-Asians, despite similar blood pressure, younger age, and lower international normalized ratio values. Hemorrhagic strokes were significantly reduced by DE in both Asians and non-Asians. DE benefits were consistent across Asian and non-Asian subgroups. Clinical Trial Registration— URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT00262600.

authors

  • Hori, Masatsugu
  • Connolly, Stuart J
  • Zhu, Jun
  • Liu, Li Sheng
  • Lau, Chu-Pak
  • Pais, Prem
  • Xavier, Denis
  • Kim, Sung Soon
  • Omar, Razali
  • Dans, Antonio L
  • Tan, Ru San
  • Chen, Jyh-Hong
  • Tanomsup, Supachai
  • Watanabe, Mitsunori
  • Koyanagi, Masahide
  • Ezekowitz, Michael D
  • Reilly, Paul A
  • Wallentin, Lars
  • Yusuf, Salim

publication date

  • July 2013

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