The goal of this observational study is to learn about the variability of apixaban blood levels and identify the clinical factors that influence them in Asian patients with atrial fibrillation. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Participants will be asked to give consent to allow researchers to use their existing electronic outpatient medical records and previously collected blood concentration data for analysis.
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
The study group comprises Asian patients diagnosed with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who are receiving apixaban as part of their standard clinical care. To ensure valid pharmacokinetic analysis, all participants must have reached a steady-state drug concentration, defined as receiving a fixed dose of 2.5 mg or 5 mg twice daily for at least three consecutive days. The group includes patients from two major tertiary centers: King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Thailand and National Taiwan University Hospital in Taiwan. This cohort is characterized by two levels of data density: an intensive sampling subgroup (n=24) and a sparse sampling subgroup (n=180). As this is a retrospective observational study, no experimental intervention is administered; the "intervention" of interest is the standard therapeutic exposure to apixaban, which is analyzed to identify the impact of clinical covariates such as renal function, body weight, and drug-drug interactions.
Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
pheephar@tu.ac.th66-02-986-9214 to 19 ext. 4406
somratai.v@pharm.chula.ac.th+662-218-8403 ext. 28
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