Table 2

Baseline characteristics of patients receiving angiography with continuous DOAC therapy

Baseline characteristics
VariableDOAC uninterrupted (n=49)
Creatinine (μmol/L)87±26.23
eGFR (Cockcroft-Gault) (mL/min)75.9±19.3
eGFR ≥60 (%)81.6
eGFR 30–59 (%)16.3
eGFR <30 (%)2
CHAD2S2–VASc score2.9±1.6
HAS–BLED score1.2±1
ECG atrial fibrillation (paroxysmal or permanent) (%)80.4
Medical history
 Congestive cardiac failure (%)22.4
 Controlled hypertension (%)59.2
 Uncontrolled hypertension (%)0
 Pulmonary hypertension (%)0
 Vascular disease (including Ischaemic heart disease) (%)32.7
 Previous stroke/TIA (%)6.1
 Venous embolism (%)6.1
 Mitral or aortic valve disease (%)6.1
 Aortic stenosis (%)6.1
 Kidney disease (%)10.2
 Liver disease (%)0
 Diabetes mellitus (%)6.1
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (%)2
 Hypercholesterolaemia (%)30.6
Type of DOAC therapy
 Dabigatran (%)4.1
 Rivaroxaban (%)57.1
 Apixaban (%)32.7
 Edoxaban (%)6.1
Other medications
 Aspirin (%)18.4
 ADP inhibitor (%)6.1
 Aspirin with ADP inhibitor (%)4.1
  • ADP, adenosine diphosphate; DOAC, direct oral anticoagulant; TIA, transient ischaemic attack; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.