Review Article

Female Sex as a Thromboembolic Risk Factor in the Era of Nonvitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants

Table 1

Phase III clinical trial on non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants.

TrialYearDrugType of the studySample ()Mean TTR (%)Mean CHA2DS2-VASc scoreFollow-up (years)

RE-LY [27]2009DabigatranOpen-labelTotal patients 18,113
Men 11,514
Women 6,599
642.12.0

ROCKET-AF [28]2011RivaroxabanDouble-blindTotal patients 14,264
Men 8,601
Women 5,663
553.51.9

ARISTOTLE [29]2011ApixabanDouble-blindTotal patients: 18,201
Men 11,785,
Women 6,416
62.22.11.8

ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 [30]2013EdoxabanDouble-blindTotal patients: 21,105
Men 13,065
Women 8,040
64.92.82.8