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

Table 2.

Characteristics of reviewed studies

Study (Year) Anticoagulant Time to initiation of AC (days) Duration of AC Recanalization No Recanalization Any Bleeding New Intracranial Hemorrhage Functional Outcome Mortality

Ferro et al (2019) Warfarin

Dabigatran
5-15 5.15 35 (67%)

33 (60%)
17 (33%)

22 (40%)
12 (20%)

12 (20%)
2(3.8%)

0 (0%)
mRS 0-2: 56 (96.6%)mRS 3-5: 2 (2.3%)
mRS 0-2 :58 (98.3%)mRS 3-5: 1 (1.7%)
0 (0%)

0 (0%)
Connor et al (2020) Heparin/VKA


Rivaroxaban
5-9 3 30 (73%)


57 (78%)
11 (27%)


16 (22%)
1 (2.4%)


5 (6.8%)
1 (2.4%)


0 (0%)
Recurrent CVT/Hemorrhage: 2 (4.9%)
Recurrent CVT/Hemorrhage: 0 (0%)
0 (0%)


0 (0%)
Khorvash et al (2021) Warfarin



Rivaroxaban
2 3 NR NR 0 (0%)



1 (4%)
On Admission: 7 (28%)
Month 3: 0 (0%)
Month 6:0 (0%)

On Admission::2 (8%)
Month 3:1 (4%)
Month 6:(0%)
mRS
On Admission: 3 (2.0, 4.0)1
Month 3: 1 (0, 2.0)1
Month 6: 0 (0, 2.0)1
mRS
On Admission:: 3 (1.5, 4.0)1
Month 3: 1 (0, 1.0)1
Month 6: 0 (0, 1.0)1
0 (0%)



0 (0%)
Masqood et al (2021) Warfarin





Rivaroxaban

5

3-12
Month 3
17 (71%)
Month 6
20 (83%)
Bulan ke-12
24 (100%)
Month 3
15 (71%)
Month 6
18 (86%)
Month 12
21 (100%)
Month 3
7 (29%)
Month 6
4 (17%)
Month 12
0 (0%)

Month 3
6 (29%)
Month 6
3 (14%)
Month 12
0 (0%)

6 (25%)





2 (10%)

2 (8%)





0 (0%)
NIHSS2
Month 3
NIHSS 0: 21 (88%)
NIHSS 1-4: 3 (12%)
Month 6
NIHSS 0: 23 (96%)
NIHSS 1-4: 1 (4%)
Month 3
NIHSS 0: 20 (95%)
NIHSS 1-4: 1 (5%)
Month 6
NIHSS 0: 20 (95%)
NIHSS 1-4: 1 (5%)

0 (0%)





0 (0%)

1 Data is shown as Median (first quartile, third quartile)

2 Data is reported as NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)

Abbreviations: AC, Anticoagulation; CVT: Cerebral Venous Thrombosis; LMWH: Low Molecular Weight Hepa-rin; UFH, Unfractionated Heparin; mRS, Modified Rankin Scale; NR: Not Reported; VKA, Vitamin K Antagonist