RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Presente y futuro del tratamiento anticoagulante oral A1 García Frade, Luis Javier A2 Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid AB The alternative new oral anticoagulants open a new era in antithrombotic treatment. For more than half a century, vitamin K antagonists have defined oral anticoagulant therapy for the long-term management of thrombotic disorders. However, vitamin-K antagonists have multiple, well-known limitations, including numerous interactions with other drugs and the need for regular blood monitoring and dose adjustments. Novel anticoagulants are directed against either thrombin (Dabigatran) or factor Xa (Rivaroxaban and Apixaban), have a short half-life in patients with normal renal function and rapid onset of action. Thousands of patients in clinical trials in prophylaxis and treatment of venous and arterial thrombosis have been treated. Nowadays, they are approved for hip and knee replacement prophylaxis, non valvular atrial fibrillation, venous deep thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Also, there are reports of their potential utility in recent coronary syndrome. Though open questions remains such as how to manage hemorrhage and invasive procedures and many aspects of their use will be unfamiliar to practicing clinicians, it seems that the paradigm of oral anticoagulation has completely changed. In the future, the question will probably be who should not receive a direct action oral anticoagulant SN 0210-6523 YR 2014 FD 2014 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23861 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/23861 LA spa NO Anales de la Real Academia de Medicina y Cirugía de Valladolid, 2014, N.51, pags.113-128 DS UVaDOC RD 12-jul-2024