Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect and safety of different doses of rivaroxaban on stroke prevention in elderly patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.Methods A total of 174 elderly patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation admitted to our hospital from March 2018 to January 2021 were selected as the research objects, and were divided into rivaroxaban high-dose group, medium-dose group and low-dose group by random number table method, with 58 cases in each group. Rivaroxaban high-dose group received rivaroxaban 20 mg/d, medium-dose group received rivaroxaban 15 mg/d, and low-dose group received rivaroxaban 10 mg/d. The results were observed after 12 months of follow-up. The occurrence of embolism events and bleeding events in the 3 groups were recorded during follow-up, and the changes of coagulation function and liver and kidney function in the 3 groups were compared before and after treatment, and the occurrence of adverse reactions during treatment was counted.Result There was no significant difference in the incidence of total embolism events among the three groups (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of total bleeding events among the 3 groups (P > 0.05). The prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thrombin time (APTT), thrombin time (TT) and international standardized ratio (INR) of the 3 groups were compared before treatment, 3 months after treatment and after treatment, showing differences in PT, APTT, TT and INR between different time points (P < 0.05). There were no differences in PT, APTT, TT and INR among the three groups (P > 0.05), but there were differences in the trend of PT, APTT, TT and INR among the three groups (P < 0.05). Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatinine, urea nitrogen and uric acid in 3 groups were compared before, 3 months and after treatment, showing no difference in ALT, AST, creatinine, urea nitrogen and uric acid at different time points (P > 0.05). There were no differences in ALT, AST, creatinine, urea nitrogen and uric acid among the three groups (P > 0.05), and there were no differences in the trend of ALT, AST, creatinine, urea nitrogen and uric acid among the three groups (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of total adverse reactions among the three groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion Rivaroxaban 20 mg/d, 15 mg/d, and 10 mg/d have similar clinical thromboembolic and hemorrhagic events in the treatment of elderly patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, all have good anticoagulant efficacy, and have little effect on liver and kidney function , with good safety, and low-dose rivaroxaban is recommended for elderly patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.