TY - JOUR T1 - Operative survival in patients with acute aortic disease in the era of newer oral anticoagulants JF - Open Heart JO - Open Heart DO - 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001278 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - e001278 AU - Johannes Lagethon Bjørnstad AU - Adil Mahboob Khan AU - Henriette Røed-Undlien AU - Bjørn Bendz AU - Ståle Nygård AU - Tom Nilsen Hoel AU - Per Snorre Lingaas Y1 - 2020/07/01 UR - http://openheart.bmj.com/content/7/2/e001278.abstract N2 - Aims The aim of this study was the analysis of the risk associated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients undergoing non-elective operations on the proximal aorta due to aortic disease.Methods and results Data from the department’s register of cardiac surgery was analysed retrospectively with emphasis on operative mortality. 135 non-elective operations for proximal aortic disease (October 2016 to 2018) were identified, of which 19 died during the first 90 days. DOAC use was the top-ranked risk factor in the univariate analysis with a HR of 9.6 (3.1 to 29), p=0.00007. Using a Cox proportional hazards model including the most relevant risk factors, the risk associated with DOAC use remained significant with a HR of 6.1 (1.4 to 26.3), p=0.015. We did not find increased risk associated with warfarin use.Conclusion In patients undergoing non-elective operations on the proximal aorta due to aortic disease, the use of DOAC is associated with increased operative mortality. ER -