Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Anticoagulation Therapy with Direct Oral Anticoagulants versus Vitamin K Antagonist in Patients with Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Table 1.

Characteristics of studies included in the review

Study (Year of Publication) Study Design Sample Size Location Age, years Female (%) Duration of Anticoagulation Follow-up Duration

Ferro et al (2019) Randomized Controlled Trial 60 Warfarin60 Dabigatran Multicenter 45,2 + 13.8 33 (55%)33 (55%) 5.15 months 3 months
Connor et al (2020) Randomized Controlled Trial 41 Standard Anticoagulation73 Rivaroxaban Multicenter Pediatric Population (<18 years) 18 (44%)27 (37%) 3 months 3 months
Khorvash et al (2021) Randomized Controlled Trial 25 Warfarin25 Rivaroxaban Iran 40.76 + 11.7241.20 + 11.35 19 (76%)17 (68%) 3 months 6 months
Masqood et al (2021) Randomized Controlled Trial 24 Warfarin21 Rivaroxaban Pakistan 27 years26 years 19 (79%)18 (86%) 3-12 months 12 months