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Table 2 Primary composite and safety (bleeding complications) endpoints

From: Clinical effectiveness and safety comparison between direct oral anticoagulants and warfarin for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients following percutaneous left atrial appendage closure operation intervention: a prospective observational study

Outcomes

Rivaroxaban (n = 362)

Dabigatran

(n = 186)

Warfarin

(n = 126)

P value

DRT

11 (3.0%)

11 (5.9%)

8 (6.3%)

0.157

TE*

15 (4.1%)

16 (8.6%)

11 (8.7%)

0.054

 Ischemic strokes

3 (0.8%)

2 (1.1%)

2 (1.6%)

0.777

 TIA

2 (0.6%)

2 (1.1%)

1 (0.8%)

0.839

 SE

10 (2.8%)

12 (6.5%)

8 (6.3%)

0.073

Overall DRT & TE

26 (7.2%)

24 (12.9%)

17 (13.5%)

0.036*

Hospital readmission due to cardiac causes

12 (3.3%)

7 (3.8%)

6 (4.8%)

0.760

Total Bleeding

13 (3.6%)

6 (3.2%)

7 (5.6%)

0.324

 GI bleeding

6 (1.7%)

2 (1.1%)

3 (2.4%)

0.670

 Hematuria

2 (0.6%)

2 (1.1%)

0.0%

0.699

 Operation site hemorrhage

3 (0.8%)

0.0%

2 (1.6%)

0.266

 Epistaxis

0.0%

1 (0.5%)

0.0%

0.652

 Bleeding gums

0.0%

1 (0.5%)

2 (1.6%)

0.068

 Skin ecchymosis

2 (0.6%)

0.0%

0.0%

0.238

  1. Values are presented as n (%). P-value represented with interaction. *TE includes ischemic stroke, TIA and SE
  2. DRT device-related thrombosis, TE thromboembolic event, TIA transient ischemic attack, SE systemic embolism, GI Gastrointestinal