Examples of using Vkas in English and their translations into German
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Political
VKAs cause malformation syndrome in 4 to 7% of pregnancies between the 3rd and 9th weeks of gestation.
The group of vitamin K antagonists(VKAs) comprises phenprocoumon, acenocoumarol(not approved in Germany) and warfarin.
For the indication of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, meta-analyses of all approved NOACs found a significantlyimproved protection against cardioembolic events compared to VKAs(absolute reduction from 3.8% to 3.1%), primarily due to lower intracranial bleeding rates absolute reduction from 1.5% to 0.7.
When converting patients from VKAs to Xarelto, INR values will be falsely elevated after the intake of Xarelto.
Less frequent use of VKAs among patients with new vs. permanent AF, though a similar rate of death and stroke between the two groups.
Furthermore, a minor reduction in all-cause mortality in favor of NOACs was found compared to VKAs(absolute reduction from 7.7Â% to 6.9%) while, according to significance, the major bleeding rate was the same(absolute reduction from 6.2% for VKA treatment to 5.1% for NOAC treatment); the single substances apixaban and edoxaban showed a significant advantage over VKA Table 2.
