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Anticoagulants are often prescribed to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation

Anticoagulation May Help Prevent Dementia in A-Fib Patients

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Even patients with a low risk of stroke could benefit, researchers say
Assessment of plasma catecholamines on the morning of surgery can predict the likelihood of postoperative atrial fibrillation for patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery

Plasma Catecholamines Predict Post-Op A-Fib After Cardiac Sx

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Composite preoperative catecholamine marker linked to four-fold increased occurrence of POAF
Azithromycin doesn't appear to increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmia

No Proof Azithromycin Ups Odds of Ventricular Arrhythmia

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Patients on azithromycin no more likely to develop ventricular arrhythmia than those on amoxicillin
The larger a woman's body size as a young adult

Larger Women Have Nearly Three-Fold Higher Risk of A-Fib

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Risk of atrial fibrillation rises along with body size, but remain low overall, researchers say
For patients receiving direct oral anticoagulant agents for non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Lower Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding for Apixaban

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In non-valvular a-fib patients, risk of GI bleeding down for apixaban vs. rivaroxaban, dabigatran
Apixaban therapy is cost-effective for atrial fibrillation from the perspective of the U.S. health care system

Apixaban Tx Cost in A-Fib Meets U.S. Norms for Reasonable Value

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Incremental cost of achieving longer life expectancy within accepted U.S. norm ($53,925/QALY)
For some atrial fibrillation patients with low CHADS2 scores

ACC: Antithrombotic Benefit Found Lacking in Low-Risk A-Fib

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Researchers found low-risk patients fared better without any antithrombotic therapy
Many patients with atrial fibrillation who experience a stroke may not have been on appropriate anticoagulation therapy

Many A-Fib Patients Not Getting Appropriate Anticoagulation Rx

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More than 80 percent of ischemic stroke patients weren't getting adequate anticoagulation
Zika may have detrimental effects on the heart in some patients infected with the virus

ACC: Zika Linked to Negative Cardiovascular Effects in Adults

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Eight Venezuelan patients developed arrhythmias, heart failure after infection
Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants have been adopted into practice and are more frequently prescribed than vitamin K antagonists in the Global Registry on Long-Term Oral Antithrombotic Treatment in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation trial

NOACs Have Been Widely Adopted Into Practice

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Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants prescribed more often than vitamin K antagonists