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CC BY 4.0 · TH Open 2021; 05(01): e84-e88
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721734
Original Article

Plasma Rivaroxaban Level to Identify Patients at Risk of Drug Overexposure: Is a Single Measurement of Drug Level Reliable?

Authors

  • Krishnan Shyamkumar

    1   Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Jack Hirsh

    2   Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Vinai C. Bhagirath

    1   Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    2   Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    3   Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Jeffrey S. Ginsberg

    2   Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • John W. Eikelboom

    1   Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    2   Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    3   Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Noel C. Chan

    1   Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    2   Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    3   Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada