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Warfarin versus non-vitamin k anticoagulants and risk of dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Catarina Luísa Tavares Oliveira;

Warfarin versus non-vitamin k anticoagulants and risk of dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

Contexto: A fibrilhação atrial (FA) é a arritmia mundialmente mais comum entre idosos, conhecida pela sua capacidade de causar eventos tromboembólicos que em última instância podem causar demência. Estudos provaram o benefício do uso de anticoagulantes orais (AOs) para reduzir tais eventos. Os anticoagulantes não antagonistas da vitamina K (ANAVKs), nomeadamente, apixabano, dabigatrano, rivaroxabano, edoxabano apareceram na última década como uma alternativa aos anticoagulantes antagonistas da vitamina k (AAVKs), principalmente a varfarina, contudo, o seu papel na prevenção da demência comparando com os primeiros, é ainda incerta. Métodos: Esta revisão sistemática incluiu estudos de doentes diagnosticados com FA, independentemente da idade e sexo, medicados diariamente com AOs, que compararam o risco do outcome dicotómico de demência, de acordo com o AO, varfarina ou ANAVKs. Estudos que não cumpriram o proposto foram excluídos. Pubmed, Web of Science e Scopus foram a base electrónica de dados designada para a pesquisa bibliográfica que terminou no dia 22 de Fevereiro de 2022, sem restrições de língua, ano e período de seguimento. A escala de Newcastle Ottawa foi utilizada para aceder ao risco de viés e adicionalmente, hazard ratios (HR) com um intervalo de confiança (IC) de 95% foram extraídos e calculadas estimativas ponderadas usando o modelo de efeitos variáveis. Resultados: Nove coortes retrospetivos englobando 919932 doentes foram incluídos na meta-análise. ANAVKs foram associados a uma diminuição do risco de demência comparando com doentes tratados com warfarina (HR 0.86, IC 0.78-0.95, I2 80%). Uma análise de sensibilidade foi efetuada, obtendo-se um efeito similar. Declínio cognitivo foi um outcome secundário englobando dois estudos, sugerindo uma diminuição do risco de tal endpoint em doentes tratados com ANAVKs comparando com a varfarina. Conclusão: NVKAs contribuem para um risco diminuído de demência em comparação com a varfarina. Apesar dos resultados sobre a utilização de ANAVKs é importante que haja estudos adicionais com períodos de seguimento mais prolongados, assim como, ensaios clínicos randomizados que fornecem dados mais convincentes.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrythmia in the world amongst the elderly, known for its ability to cause thromboembolic events that can ultimately cause dementia. Studies have proved the benefit of using oral anticoagulants (OACs) to reduce such events. Non-vitamin k anticoagulants (NVKAs), namely, apixaban, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, edoxaban came up last decade as an alternative to vitamin k anticoagulants (VKAs), mainly warfarin, however, its role in preventing dementia comparing to the firsts, is still uncertain. Methods: This systematic review included studies of patients diagnosed with AF, independently of age and sex, medicated daily with OACs, which compared the risk of the dichotomous outcome of dementia, according to the elected OAC, warfarin or NVKAs. Studies that didn't fulfill this purpose were excluded. Pubmed, Web of Science and Scopus were the electronic databases assigned for the literature search that was completed February 12th of 2022, without restrictions of language, year, and follow-up period. The Newcastle Ottawa Scale was used to assess bias risk and additionally, hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were extracted and pooled estimates were calculated using the random effects model. Results: Nine retrospective cohorts englobing 919932 patients were included in the metanalysis. NVKAs were associated with a decreased risk of dementia comparing with patients treated with warfarin (HR 0.86, CI 0.78-0.95, I2 80%). A sensitivity analysis was performed obtaining a similar effect. Cognitive impairment was a secondary outcome englobing two studies implying a decrease in the risk of such endpoint in patients treated with NVKAs comparing with warfarin. Conclusion: NVKAs contribute to a decreased risk of dementia in comparison with warfarin. Although the favorable results on NVKAs consumption it is important additional studies with longer follow up periods so as randomized control trials which provide more valid data.

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Medicina clínica, Ciências médicas e da saúde::Medicina clínica, Medical and Health sciences::Clinical medicine, Clinical medicine, FOS: Clinical medicine

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