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Sex Differences Among Patients Receiving Edoxaban vs Vitamin K Antagonist for Atrial Fibrillation After TAVR
Roxana Mehran1, Alessandro Spirito1, James Jin2
1The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
Background:
In the ENVISAGE-TAVI AF (Edoxaban vs Standard of Care and Their Effects on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Having Undergone Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation-Atrial Fibrillation) trial, edoxaban was noninferior to vitamin K antagonists (VKA) for a composite outcome of ischemic and bleeding complications but increased major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation after successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Women are at higher risk of bleeding and stroke than men after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. It is unclear whether the effect of edoxaban on these complications varies in relation to sex.
Objectives:
This study was to assess the effect of edoxaban vs VKA according to sex in the ENVISAGE-TAVI AF trial.
Methods:
The primary outcomes were net adverse cardiovascular events (NACE) and major bleeding, assessed considering the effective time on study medication (safety analysis).
Results:
Out of 1,377 patients, 658 (47.8%) were women. Risks for ischemic and major bleeding outcomes were similar between women and men. Edoxaban compared to VKA was associated with a similar risk of NACE in women (HR: 1.16; 95% CI: 0.81-1.65) and men (HR: 1.08; 95% CI: 0.76-1.53; P for interaction = 0.820) and a higher risk of major bleeding in both sexes (P for interaction = 0.170). The risk increase of major bleeding was attenuated in women (HR: 1.11; 95% CI: 0.69-1.79) as compared to men (HR: 1.75; 95% CI: 1.07-2.85). There were no treatment-related differences for ischemic complications in both sexes.
Conclusions:
Edoxaban compared to VKA was associated with a similar risk of NACE and higher risk of major bleeding in both sexes. The increase in bleeding complications with edoxaban was attenuated in women.
