title: Spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma during rivaroxaban therapy.
abstract: Rivaroxaban is an oral anticoagulant agent that directly inhibits Factor Xa and interrupts both the intrinsic and extrinsic pathway of the coagulation cascade and is currently indicated for use in patients for atrial fibrillation and prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis. The present case reports of spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma during rivaroxaban therapy for atrial fibrillation in a 75-year-old woman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Yenikent State Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kocayigit
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Can
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahinkus
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Vakfikebir State Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aydın
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Bulent
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Vatan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kılıc
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gunduz
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall; D000368:Aged; D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009025:Morpholines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D000069552:Rivaroxaban; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors; D009025:Morpholines; D013876:Thiophenes; D000069552:Rivaroxaban
keywords: Oral anticoagulants; rivaroxaban; spontaneous rectus sheath hematoma