Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Resumption of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Multidisciplinary Discussion. |
| Authors: |
Martin, Anne-Céline1,2 anne-celine.martin@aphp.fr, Benamouzig, Robert3, Gouin-Thibault, Isabelle4, Schmidt, Jeannot5,6 |
| Source: |
American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs. Jul2023, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p407-418. 12p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*GASTROINTESTINAL hemorrhage treatment, *ORAL drug administration, *GASTROINTESTINAL hemorrhage, *ENDOSCOPIC surgery, *ANTIDOTES, *ATRIAL fibrillation, *ANTICOAGULANTS, *PATIENT-centered care, *RISK assessment, *SEVERITY of illness index, *HEALTH care teams, *RESEARCH funding, *HEMODYNAMICS, *TERMINATION of treatment, *RESUSCITATION, *ENDOSCOPY, *DISEASE risk factors, THROMBOEMBOLISM prevention |
| Abstract: |
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are recommended for the prevention of thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and are now preferred over vitamin K antagonists due to their beneficial efficacy and safety profile. However, all oral anticoagulants carry a risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Although the risk is well documented and acute bleeding well codified, there is limited high-quality evidence and no guidelines to guide physicians on the optimal management of anticoagulation after a GI bleeding event. The aim of this review is to provide a multidisciplinary critical discussion of the optimal management of GI bleeding in patients with AF receiving oral anticoagulants to help physicians provide individualized treatment for each patient and optimize outcomes. It is important to perform endoscopy when a patient presents with bleeding manifestations or hemodynamic instability to determine the bleed location and severity of bleeding and then perform initial resuscitation. Administration of all anticoagulants and antiplatelets should be stopped and bleeding allowed to resolve with time; however, anticoagulant reversal should be considered for patients who have life-threatening bleeding or when the bleeding is not controlled by the initial resuscitation. Anticoagulation needs to be timely resumed considering that bleeding risk outweighs thrombotic risk when anticoagulation is resumed early after the bleeding event. To prevent further bleeding, physicians should prescribe anticoagulant therapy with the lowest risk of GI bleeding, avoid medications with GI toxicity, and consider the effect of concomitant medications on potentiating the bleeding risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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