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Timing of Initiation of Oral Anticoagulation after Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
AbstractPatients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who suffer an acute ischemic stroke are at risk for both hemorrhagic transformation and recurrent ischemic stroke in the acute post ‐stroke period. Oral anticoagulants are recommended for secondary stroke prevention in patients with AF. The optimal time to initiate anticoagulant therapy after acute ischemic stroke in patients with AF is uncertain. There is concern that early initiation increases the risk of hemorrhagic transfo rmation, whereas delayed initiation leaves the patient at risk for recurrent ischemic stroke. In this article, we provide a review of the risk of hemo...
Source: Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy - November 6, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Maureen A. Smythe, Dennis Parker, Candice L. Garwood, Adam Cuker, Steve R. Mess é Tags: REVIEW OF THERAPEUTICS Source Type: research

Warfarin Use and Stroke Risk Among Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation in a Large Managed Care Population.
CONCLUSIONS: More than half of patients on warfarin had treatment gaps or discontinued therapy. Therapy gaps were associated with increased stroke risk. PMID: 23867114 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - July 15, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Deitelzweig SB, Buysman E, Pinsky B, Lacey M, Jing Y, Wiederkehr D, Graham J Tags: Clin Ther Source Type: research

Drug treatment strategies for osteoporosis in stroke patients.
Authors: Hsieh CY, Sung SF, Huang HK Abstract Introduction: Osteoporosis and subsequent fractures are well-recognized complications of stroke. However, drug treatment strategies for osteoporosis after stroke have been rarely discussed in the current guidelines for the management of stroke or osteoporosis.Areas covered: The authors review the epidemiology, characteristics, pathophysiology, and risk prediction of post-stroke osteoporosis and fractures. Then they provide an overview of existing evidence regarding drug treatment strategies for osteoporosis in stroke patients. They also review the effects on bone minera...
Source: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy - March 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Expert Opin Pharmacother Source Type: research

Oral antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents in the prevention and management of ischemic stroke.
Abstract Despite numerous advances over the last 50 years, stroke continues to be a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The treatment and prevention of stroke has undergone extensive study, and significant advances in medical management have occurred within the past decade principally with the development of new classes of orally active anticoagulant drugs. Here we review these recent breakthroughs and the varying roles of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents in the prevention and management of different ischemic stroke subtypes, as well as describe the benefits and ongoing challenges to incorporati...
Source: Current Pharmaceutical Design - December 20, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Shrestha S, Coy S, Bekelis K Tags: Curr Pharm Des Source Type: research

The cost savings of newer oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation-related stroke prevention 
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CONCLUSION: AF stroke patients incurred higher total direct costs compared to non-AF cases. However, more cost savings were evident with NOACs, due to more strokes being prevented through the use of NOACs compared to warfarin.
. PMID: 28025962 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - December 28, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Source Type: research

Stroke in a Young Woman as a Presenting Manifestation of Membranous Nephropathy
Stroke is one of the most severe complications of nephrotic syndrome (NS), only a few cases have been reported in previous literature. Some of those cases are not clear about whether the stroke was purely caused by NS because they also had other risk factors for stroke, such as old age, hypertension. A recent study showed that serum albumin less than 2.8 g/dL is a risk factor for thromboembolic events (venous thromboembolic events). Anticoagulation is suggested for patients with NS with low albumin by KIDIGO guideline 2012. Here, we describe a case in which a young patient presented with stroke as an initial symptom of mem...
Source: American Journal of Therapeutics - May 1, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research

Review of Economics and Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Anticoagulant Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation in the US.
CONCLUSIONS: This review identified several areas of uncertainty regarding the economic benefit of anticoagulants. The generalizability of cost-effectiveness results of anticoagulant therapy in AF based on clinical trial data must be confirmed by comparative effectiveness research conducted in the real-world setting. PMID: 23606551 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy - May 1, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: von Schéele B, Fernandez M, Hogue SL, Kwong WJ Tags: Ann Pharmacother Source Type: research

Pharmacological and Non-pharmacological Treatments for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
AbstractAtrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with significant risk of stroke and other thromboembolic events, which can be effectively prevented using oral anticoagulation (OAC) with either vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) or non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs) dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, or edoxaban. Until recently, VKAs were the only available means for OAC treatment. NOACs had similar efficacy and were safer than or as safe as warfarin with respect to reduced rates of hemorrhagic stroke or other intracranial bleeding in the respective pivotal randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of stroke prevention in non-valvular AF...
Source: Advances in Therapy - September 27, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

New thrombin and factor Xa inhibitors for primary and secondary prevention of ischaemic stroke.
Abstract Atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for first and recurrent ischaemic stroke, and anticoagulation, mainly by use of coumarin medications, is an effective strategy for reducing ischaemic stroke occurrence in these patients. However, the coumarin medications have disadvantages. Over the past decade, important strides have been made towards developing improved anticoagulant medications. This review discusses these new developments and what they mean for the future of primary and secondary ischaemic stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. Relevant papers were identified with electronic ...
Source: CNS and Neurological Disorders Drug Targets - February 4, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Winstanley L, Chen R Tags: CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets Source Type: research

Primary Prevention of Ischaemic Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: New Oral Anticoagulant Drugs for all?
Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) confers a 4.5% risk of stroke per year. The risk of stroke increases with various risk factors and until recently, warfarin has been the gold standard of thromboembolism prophylaxis in AF for many years. The dosage of warfarin requires regular adjustment dependent on the INR, to keep within a narrow therapeutic range of 2.0- 3.0. The INR can be altered by concomitant drugs, foods and alcohol and requires inconvenient blood monitoring. Underanticoagulation places patients at risk of stroke, whilst over-anticoagulation confers significant bleeding risk. Consequently approximately ha...
Source: Current Vascular Pharmacology - May 24, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Foley J, Kirchhof P, Lip GY Tags: Curr Vasc Pharmacol Source Type: research

Edoxaban for reducing the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Authors: Dzeshka MS, Lip GY Abstract INTRODUCTION: Oral anticoagulation is central to the management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and at least one additional stroke risk factor. For decades, the vitamin K antagonists (e.g. warfarin) remained the only oral anticoagulant available for stroke prevention in AF. The non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are now available, and these drugs include the direct thrombin inhibitors and factor Xa inhibitors. The latter class includes edoxaban, which has recently been approved for stroke prevention in AF by the United States Food and Drug Administration and the...
Source: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy - February 14, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Expert Opin Pharmacother Source Type: research

An evidence-based review of edoxaban and its role in stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Tushar Acharya, Prakash Deedwania Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Fresno, CA, USA Abstract: Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in the elderly. It is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality from cardioembolic complications like stroke. As a result, atrial fibrillation patients are risk-stratified using the CHADS2 or CHA2DS2-VASc scoring systems. Those at intermediate-to-high risk have traditionally been treated with therapeutic anticoagulation with warfarin for stroke prevention. Although effective, warfarin use is fraught with mult...
Source: Core Evidence - April 27, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Core Evidence Source Type: research

Protective effects of cilostazol against hemorrhagic stroke: Current and future perspectives
Publication date: Available online 3 May 2016 Source:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences Author(s): Toshinori Takagi, Hideaki Hara Cilostazol is a phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor and is known to have pleiotropic effects including antiplatelet and vasodilatation effects and protective effects on endothelial cells. Cilostazol also reportedly reduced stroke recurrence, poststroke intracranial hemorrhaging, and extracranial bleeding in a meta-analysis. Although it is known that cilostazol has the potential to suppress hemorrhagic stroke, the precise mechanisms remained unclear. Therefore, we evaluated the protective effects ...
Source: Journal of Pharmacological Sciences - June 15, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research