Effectiveness and safety of rivaroxaban in a cohort of 142 patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation treated with rivaroxaban for the prevention of stroke

AIM: To evaluate the clinical profile and effectiveness/safety of patients taking rivaroxaban in clinical practice. METHODS: Retrospective study that included patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation treated with rivaroxaban for the prevention of stroke between January 2012 and December 2016 in a tertiary hospital in Spain. RESULTS: A total of 142 patients (median age 78 years, 40.1% men, 32.4% creatinine clearance <50 ml/min; 96.5% CHA2DS2-VASc ≥2; 44.3% HAS-BLED ≥3) were included. Only two patients had a thromboembolic event (in both cases ischemic stroke) and three patients had major bleeding (rates of 1.3 and 1.9 events/100 patient years, respectively). CONCLUSION: Data regarding effectiveness and safety in our cohort were consistent with previous studies, showing that rivaroxaban can be effective and safely used in our setting.