Table 5.
Patients with anticoagulants at | LA positivea with anticoagulants | |||
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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.