New Oral Direct Anticoagulants in Patients 80 Years Old and Over : a Population Pharmacokinetics Study

Several new oral direct anticoagulants have been recently marketed. However, only a few, limited, studies have provided data about the pharmacology of new oral direct anticoagulants in older persons. This study try to better define wether the pharmacology of each of these 3 drugs (dabigatran, rivaroxaban and apixaban) is actually significantly different in very older patients (over 80) and to which extend. The investigators also try to characterize the main determinants (age, weight, renal function, co-morbidities, etc) of the variability observed between individuals in their response to he drugs studied. The method employed is a population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic study.