• Filter By:
• Specialty
• Source
• Condition
• Cancer
• Infectious Disease
• Drug
• Training
• Management
• Procedure
• Therapy
• Vaccine
• Nutrition
• Country

Time trends of aspirin and warfarin use on stroke and bleeding events in Chinese patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation.
Conclusion: Aspirin use increased amongst newly diagnosed Chinese AF patients with no relationship to the patient's stroke or bleeding risk. Warfarin use was very low. Given the healthcare burden of AF and its complications, our study has major implications for healthcare systems in non-Western countries, given the global burden of this common arrhythmia. PMID: 25501045 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chest - December 11, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Guo Y, Wang H, Tian Y, Wang Y, Lip GY Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Long-term impact of newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation during critical care: A Korean nationwide cohort study.
CONCLUSION: The patients who survived after newly diagnosed AF during critical care remained at a higher risk of long-term stroke/SE and mortality than the patients without AF regardless of AF recurrence and the causes of critical care. Close follow-up and continuous anticoagulation might be needed for these patients. PMID: 31051171 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chest - April 29, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kim K, Yang PS, Jang E, Yu HT, Kim TH, Uhm JS, Kim JY, Sung JH, Pak HN, Lee MH, Lip GYH, Joung B Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Comparing the Effectiveness and Safety of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants and Warfarin in the Elderly Asian Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Nationwide Cohort Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Compared to warfarin, NOACs were associated with a significantly lower risk of adverse events, with heterogeneity in treatment effects among different age strata. Overall, the clear safety signal in favor of NOACs over warfarin was evident irrespective of age strata, being most marked in the most elderly. PMID: 31809694 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chest - December 2, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Chao TF, Chiang CE, Liao JN, Chen TJ, Lip GYH, Chen SA Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Prevalence, incidence and lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation in China: New insights into the global burden of atrial fibrillation.
CONCLUSION AF burden, as well as the risk of AF-related stroke, has increased significantly over past 11 years in the southwest of China. The public health burden of AF and its complications ere greatest in the very elderly, with major implications for healthcare systems given the global burden of this common arrhythmia. PMID: 24921459 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chest - June 12, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Guo Y, Tian Y, Wang H, Si Q, Wang Y, Lip GY Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Effectiveness and Safety of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Nationwide Cohort Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with warfarin, patients with HCM and AF on NOACs had similar stroke and major bleeding risks, but lower all-cause mortality and composite fatal cardiovascular events. Our data suggest that patients with HCM and AF can be safely and effectively treated with NOACs. PMID: 30472021 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chest - November 22, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jung H, Yang PS, Jang E, Yu HT, Kim TH, Uhm JS, Kim JY, Pak HN, Lee MH, Joung B, Lip GYH Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Effectiveness and Safety of Four Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Asians with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation.
CONCLUSIONS: In the largest real-world practice study among Asians with NVAF, four DOACs were associated with lower risks of thromboembolism and bleeding than warfarin. There was consistency even amongst high risk subgroups and whether standard dose or low dose regimes were compared. PMID: 31103697 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chest - May 15, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Chan YH, Lee HF, See LC, Tu HT, Chao TF, Yeh YH, Wu LS, Kuo CT, Chang SH, Lip GYH Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in hospital encounters with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on home oxygen: National trends in the United States.
CONCLUSION: AF prevalence in hospital encounters with end-stage COPD increased from 2003 to 2014. Better management strategies for end-stage COPD patients comorbid with AF are needed, especially in elderly individuals. PMID: 30684473 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chest - January 23, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Xiao X, Han H, Wu C, He Q, Ruan Y, Zhai Y, Gao Y, Zhao X, He J Tags: Chest Source Type: research