Influence of ABCB1 Polymorphisms on Plasma Concentrations of New Oral Anticoagulants in Case of Serious Adverse Events

Plasma concentrations of dabigatran, rivaroxaban or apixaban will be measured using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Blood samples will be taken in an EDTA tube and rapidly centrifugated. Plasma will be aliquoted and frozen at minus 80 degrees Celsius for later analysis.

To investigate the existence of a relation between polymorphisms of ABCB1 and plasma concentrations of new oral anticoagulants, the SNaPshot® Multiplex System will be used enabling multiplexing of SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) of the ABCB1 gene (namely rs4148738, rs2235046, rs1128503, rs10276036, rs1202169, rs1202168, rs1202167).