Edoxaban is an orally administered anticoagulant that inhibits coagulation factor Xa. It has been approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in Korea (date: 25th, August 2015) for the: Reduction in the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) Treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) Reduction in the risk of recurrent DVT and PE, and by Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) in Taiwan (date: 24th, February, 2016) for the Prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in adult patients with NVAF with one or more risk factors, such as congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥ 75 years, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) following 5 to 10 days of initial therapy with a parenteral anticoagulant.~According to current guidelines, duration of anticoagulant treatment after a venous thromboembolic event varies from 3 months to indefinite treatment depending on the estimated risks of venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence and bleeding. Current data for edoxaban are limited to a maximum treatment duration of 12 months.~This non-interventional study aims to gather further insight into efficacy (i.e. symptomatic recurrent VTE) and safety (i.e. bleeding events, liver adverse events, all-cause mortality and other drug related adverse events) of extended treatment with edoxaban up to 12 months in approximately 350 patients in an unselected patient population in routine clinical practice.
According to current guidelines, duration of anticoagulant treatment after a venous thromboembolic event varies from 3 months to indefinite treatment depending on the estimated risks of venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence and bleeding. Current data for edoxaban are limited to a maximum treatment duration of 12 months.~Therefore, this study aims to gather further insight into efficacy (i.e. symptomatic recurrent VTE) and safety (i.e. bleeding events, liver adverse events, all-cause mortality and other drug related adverse events) of extended treatment with edoxaban up to 12 months in an unselected patient population in routine clinical practice.