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Real-world Study Reassures on Dabigatran Stroke, ICH Rates Real-world Study Reassures on Dabigatran Stroke, ICH Rates
But results confirm gastrointestinal bleeding risk, particularly in the elderly and those with renal failure, and questions over the MI risk still remain.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

PCPs Often Misestimate Stroke and Bleeding Risk in AFPCPs Often Misestimate Stroke and Bleeding Risk in AF
A new study indicated that PCPs often under- or overestimate stroke and bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation and that oral anticoagulant dosages are often suboptimal. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news

Early-Phase NOAC, VKA Therapy: Similar Bleeding, Stroke Risk Early-Phase NOAC, VKA Therapy: Similar Bleeding, Stroke Risk
Thus, physicians must be just as cautious when initiating dabigatran or rivaroxaban as when initiating a vitamin-K agonist, the authors of this French nationwide cohort study say. Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news