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Barriers to using stroke-preventing anticoagulants in Canada hinder appropriate management of patients with atrial fibrillation
(Elsevier) International guidelines recommend direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) over warfarin to prevent stroke for most patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, a substantial portion of patients in Canada, who would benefit from anticoagulation, do not receive it adequately or at all. Experts review the evidence for the use of DOACs in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, discuss reasons for the large gap between guidelines and clinical practice, including policy and funding barriers, and propose strategies for the future.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Real-World Study Confirms Benefit of XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) for Secondary Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients
TITUSVILLE, NJ, December 9, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced observational data from eight years of clinical practice showing that the oral Factor Xa inhibitor XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) is associated with comparable effectiveness and safety to the Factor Xa inhibitor apixaban for the treatment of cancer-associated thromboembolism (CAT) in a broad cohort of patients with various cancer types. Patients with CAT are at a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is the second-leading cause of death in people with cancer.1Data from the Observational Study in Cancer-A...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - December 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Association between edoxaban dose, concentration, anti-Factor Xa activity, and outcomes: an analysis of data from the randomised, double-blind ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trial
Publication date: Available online 11 March 2015 Source:The Lancet Author(s): Christian T Ruff , Robert P Giugliano , Eugene Braunwald , David A Morrow , Sabina A Murphy , Julia F Kuder , Naveen Deenadayalu , Petr Jarolim , Joshua Betcher , Minggao Shi , Karen Brown , Indravadan Patel , Michele Mercuri , Elliott M Antman Background New oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation were developed to be given in fixed doses without the need for the routine monitoring that has hindered usage and acceptance of vitamin K antagonists. A concern has emerged, however, that measurement of drug concentration or ...
Source: The Lancet - March 12, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Warfarin Use May Not Bring Long-Term Stability for Atrial Fibrillation
Contact: Amara Omeokwe Phone: 919-681-4239 Email:amara.omeokwe@duke.eduhttps://www.dukehealth.orgEMBARGOED FOR RELEASE until 11 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016DURHAM, N.C. -- Warfarin prescribed to prevent strokes in atrial fibrillation may not adequately control blood clotting over the long-term, even when patients have been historically stable on the drug, according to a study from the Duke Clinical Research Institute.The findings, published Aug. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), are based on an 18-month study of 3,749 patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm. T...
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - August 9, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Duke Medicine Source Type: news

Edoxaban versus enoxaparin –warfarin in patients undergoing cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (ENSURE-AF): a randomised, open-label, phase 3b trial
Publication date: Available online 30 August 2016 Source:The Lancet Author(s): Andreas Goette, Jose L Merino, Michael D Ezekowitz, Dmitry Zamoryakhin, Michael Melino, James Jin, Michele F Mercuri, Michael A Grosso, Victor Fernandez, Naab Al-Saady, Natalya Pelekh, Bela Merkely, Sergey Zenin, Mykola Kushnir, Jindrich Spinar, Valeriy Batushkin, Joris R de Groot, Gregory Y H Lip Background Edoxaban, an oral factor Xa inhibitor, is non-inferior for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation and is associated with less bleeding than well controlled enoxaparin–warfarin therapy. Few safety d...
Source: The Lancet - August 30, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Stroke Risk Stratification in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Comme Ci, Comme Ça, Plus Ça Change… ∗
There has been a huge increase in academic interest in atrial fibrillation (AF) and particularly its major complication: thromboembolism. This sustained flurry of activity is fueled by the development of better thromboprophylaxis with well-controlled vitamin K antagonist (VKA) anticoagulation rather than antiplatelet therapy or poorly controlled management with VKAs. The emergence of new therapies, such as non-VKA oral anticoagulant agents and left atrial appendage occlusion devices with better net clinical benefit (less strokes, fewer intracranial or life-threatening bleeds, and reduced mortality) than with warfarin or as...
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - October 19, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

The novel biomarker-based ABC (age, biomarkers, clinical history)-bleeding risk score for patients with atrial fibrillation: a derivation and validation study
Publication date: Available online 4 April 2016 Source:The Lancet Author(s): Ziad Hijazi, Jonas Oldgren, Johan Lindbäck, John H Alexander, Stuart J Connolly, John W Eikelboom, Michael D Ezekowitz, Claes Held, Elaine M Hylek, Renato D Lopes, Agneta Siegbahn, Salim Yusuf, Christopher B Granger, Lars Wallentin Background The benefit of oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation is based on a balance between reduction in ischaemic stroke and increase in major bleeding. We aimed to develop and validate a new biomarker-based risk score to improve the prognostication of major bleeding in patients with atrial fib...
Source: The Lancet - April 4, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research