Safety and Efficacy of Rivaroxaban and Apixaban in Comparison to Warfarin in Left Ventricular Clot- Clinical Trial

Summary

The investigators aimed to design this randomized control trial to compare rivaroxaban and apixaban with warfarin in Left ventricular thrombus resolution by * Success rate of left ventricular thrombus resolution on follow up echocardiograms to be done at 1st, 3rd and 6th months after starting on these drugs. * Compare the adverse events of each drug in terms of major bleeding and stroke on follow up. Left ventricular thrombus (LVT) leads to thromboembolism in about 10-15% cases. Currently, guidelines recommended therapy for LVT is warfarin but treating LVT with warfarin is challenging due to * Its narrow therapeutic window. * Drug-drug and drug-food interaction. * Frequently tested International normalization ratio (INR) and cost effectiveness especially in low to middle income countries. In contrast Rivaroxaban and Apixaban has no drug-food or major drug-drug interaction and moreover it doesn't require frequent checks on INR and that's the reason Rivaroxaban and apixaban use in LVT is gaining traction over time but there is paucity of data both nationally and internationally. So further studies are required to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban and apixaban in comparison to warfarin in LVT, especially in low to middle income countries.

Timeline

Start

2023-05-01

Primary completion

2024-06-30

Completion

2024-06-30

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