PMID- 28929298 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180320 LR - 20181113 IS - 1970-9366 (Electronic) IS - 1828-0447 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 8 DP - 2017 Dec TI - Chronic kidney disease and anticoagulation: from vitamin K antagonists and heparins to direct oral anticoagulant agents. PG - 1101-1108 LID - 10.1007/s11739-017-1753-2 [doi] AB - Anticoagulation in patients with impaired kidney function can be challenging since drugs' pharmacokinetics and bioavailability are altered in this setting. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) treated with conventional anticoagulant agents [vitamin K antagonist (VKA), low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) or unfractionated heparin (UFH)] are at high risk of bleeding events (both non-major and major clinically relevant bleeding). While anticoagulation reduces the risk of thromboembolic events, the co-existing bleeding risk and the fact that the most commonly used anticoagulation agents are eliminated via the kidneys pose additional challenges. More recently, two classes of direct oral anticoagulant agents (DOACs) have been investigated for the prevention and management of venous thromboembolic events: the direct factor Xa inhibitors rivaroxaban, apixaban and edoxaban, and the direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran. In this review, we discuss the complex challenges and the practical considerations associated with the management of anticoagulation treatment in patients with CKD, with a special focus on DOACs. FAU - Sciascia, Savino AU - Sciascia S AD - Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases-Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Piazza del Donatore di Sangue 3, 10154, Turin, Italy. savino.sciascia@unito.it. AD - Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. savino.sciascia@unito.it. FAU - Radin, Massimo AU - Radin M AD - Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases-Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Piazza del Donatore di Sangue 3, 10154, Turin, Italy. FAU - Schreiber, Karen AU - Schreiber K AD - Centre for Thrombosis and Haemostasis, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK. AD - Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Fenoglio, Roberta AU - Fenoglio R AD - Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. FAU - Baldovino, Simone AU - Baldovino S AD - Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases-Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Piazza del Donatore di Sangue 3, 10154, Turin, Italy. AD - Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. FAU - Roccatello, Dario AU - Roccatello D AD - Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases-Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Piazza del Donatore di Sangue 3, 10154, Turin, Italy. AD - Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20170919 PL - Italy TA - Intern Emerg Med JT - Internal and emergency medicine JID - 101263418 RN - 0 (Anticoagulants) RN - 0 (Pyrazoles) RN - 0 (Pyridones) RN - 12001-79-5 (Vitamin K) RN - 3Z9Y7UWC1J (apixaban) RN - 9005-49-6 (Heparin) RN - 9NDF7JZ4M3 (Rivaroxaban) RN - I0VM4M70GC (Dabigatran) SB - IM MH - Administration, Oral MH - Anticoagulants/*pharmacokinetics/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Dabigatran/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Hemorrhage/prevention & control MH - Heparin/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Pyrazoles/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Pyridones/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/*drug therapy MH - Rivaroxaban/pharmacokinetics/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Thrombosis/prevention & control MH - Vitamin K/*antagonists & inhibitors/pharmacology/therapeutic use OTO - NOTNLM OT - Anticoagulation OT - Apixaban OT - Chronic kidney disease OT - Dabigatran etexilate OT - Direct anticoagulant agents OT - Factor Xa inhibitor OT - Heparins OT - Rivaroxaban OT - Thrombin inhibitor OT - Thrombosis EDAT- 2017/09/21 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/21 06:00 CRDT- 2017/09/21 06:00 PHST- 2017/06/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/09/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/09/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/21 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11739-017-1753-2 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11739-017-1753-2 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Intern Emerg Med. 2017 Dec;12(8):1101-1108. doi: 10.1007/s11739-017-1753-2. Epub 2017 Sep 19.