Tag: Anticoagulants
Dabigatran May Be Better Than Warfarin After Bleeding Episode
Resuming any anticoagulant found safer than stopping the drugs in these cases
AHA: Many A-Fib Patients Not Receiving Oral Anticoagulants
Only 46 percent of patients with indications received OACs at discharge from hospital
Competing Risks Influence Warfarin, Thromboembolism Link
Warfarin-linked reduction in VTE attenuated after accounting for competing death events
AHA: Many A-Fib Patients Not Receiving Oral Anticoagulants
Only 46 percent of patients with indications received OACs at discharge from hospital
AHA: Ticagrelor Not Shown to Be Superior to Clopidogrel in PAD
No better for primary efficacy composite end point of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke
Probable Interaction ID’d for PrOD, Ribavirin With Warfarin
Case report shows probable interaction for ribavirin with paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir+dasabuvir
Researchers Say Not All A-Fib Patients Need Anticoagulation
If episodes of atrial fibrillation are brief, risk of stroke is low
Patient Satisfaction Up With Pharmacist-Managed Warfarin Tx
But no significant improvement in mortality, prevention of bleeding, thrombosis events
Anticoagulation Cuts TEC Rate in Adults After Fontan Surgery
Reduction in thrombotic, embolic complication rate among adults with atrial arrhythmia after Fontan
Warfarin Persistence Higher Than Previously Reported in A-Fib
Risk of discontinuation increased with previous intracranial bleeding, excessive alcohol use, anemia
