Table 1 Background, clinical features, laboratory data, and curative effect of patients with PVT treated with anticoagulants.

From: Effectiveness of edoxaban in portal vein thrombosis associated with liver cirrhosis

 

Edoxaban (n = 43)

Warfarin (n = 17)

p-value

Age, years (IQR)

69 (53–74)

68 (62–73)

0.909

Gender, male/female

28/15

11/6

0.976

Etiology, HBV or HCV/NBNC

23/20

12/5

0.226

Child–Pugh grade, A/B or C (B/C)

13/25/5

5/11/1

0.950

Time from PVT to treatment, days (IQR)

21 (15–492)

13 (3–35)

0.104

Median percentage of portal vein lumen occupied, % (IQR)

100 (65.1–100)

100 (85.7–100)

0.506

Localization of PVT, MPV/others

33/10

11/6

0.342

Total bilirubin, mg/dL

0.9 (0.7–1.7)

1.1 (0.7–1.8)

0.889

Aspartate aminotransferase, IU/L

49 (36–65)

49.5 (36.3–67.3)

0.605

Alanine aminotransferase, IU/L

28 (19.5–42)

28 (21–40)

0.831

Albumin, g/dL

3.1 (2.7–3.5)

3 (2.7–3.4)

0.576

Platelet count, × 104/μL

11.3 (6.6–15.6)

9.1 (5.9–13.8)

0.398

Prothrombin activity, %

65 (53.5–84)

65 (59.0–73.0)

0.755

Activated partial thromboplastin time, ng/mL

31.5 (28.8–35)

32.9 (31.2–33.8)

0.536

Ascites, yes/no

29/14

10/7

0.528

Encephalopathy, yes/no

41/2

1/16

0.844

Esophageal varix, yes/no

35/8

15/2

0.522

Hepatocellular carcinoma, yes/no

34/9

10/8

0.247

  1. Data are reported as number or median (IQR; interquartile range).
  2. PVT, Portal vein thrombosis; AT III, antithrombin III; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HCV, hepatitis C; NBNC, non-B, non-C hepatitis; MPV, main portal vein; ALBI, Albumin-Bilirubin.