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. 2020 Jul 22;10:12221. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69199-1

Table 5.

Repeated testing of LA positive patients using anticoagulant drugs in cohorts aPLneg, aPLlow.

Patients with anticoagulants at LA positivea with anticoagulants
1st testing 2nd testing Continued Discontinued
Rivaroxaban, n 83a 50 26/50 (52%) 2/33 (6%)
VKA, n 60a 44 18/44 (41%) 1/16 (6%)
Other, n 15a 10 8/10 (80%) 0/5 (0%)
Total, n 158 104 52/104 (50%) 3/54 (6%)b

dRVVT, dilute Russell viper venom time; VKA, vitamin K antagonist.

aPatients with a prolonged dRVVT screen and a dRVVT ratio > 1.2, and/or a prolonged aPTT and a ratio of LA-sensitive aPTT/aPTT > 1.2.

bIn the cohort aPLneg 0/40 patients with discontinued anticoagulant treatment were tested repeatedly positive for LA activity.