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Efficacy and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Vitamin K Antagonists in the Treatment of Left Ventricular Thrombus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Conclusions: DOACs seem to be more efficacious in achieving LVT resolution compared with VKAs. However, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups in thromboembolic events, major bleeding, and all-cause mortality. Randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm our findings.
Source: American Journal of Therapeutics - July 1, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Meta-analysis Source Type: research

Antithrombotic Therapy and Outcomes of Patients With New-Onset Transient Atrial Fibrillation After ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Conclusions: There is not a widely accepted treatment algorithm in patients with STEMI who complicated with new-onset AF in clinical guidelines. The current study indicated that transient form of new-onset AF might not require long-term VKA. Besides, addition of VKA to DAPT therapy may increase the rates of major and minor bleeding.
Source: American Journal of Therapeutics - December 31, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Original Investigations Source Type: research

Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in the Treatment of Left Ventricular Thrombus: Systematic Review of Current Literature
Conclusions: The use of DOACs is a reasonable alternative to vitamin-K antagonists in the management of LVT.
Source: American Journal of Therapeutics - November 1, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Systematic Review and Clinical Guidelines Source Type: research

Benefits and Risks of Anticoagulation in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Conclusions: Many risk factors for ischemic events and bleeding overlap. The clinician's challenges include monitoring patients' adherence and global assessment of the antithrombotic effect that incorporates antiplatelet and anticoagulant effects.
Source: American Journal of Therapeutics - March 1, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Systematic Reviews Source Type: research

Oral Anticoagulants With Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Versus Clopidogrel in Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Meta-Analysis
Conclusions: In patients who are on OAC with vitamin K antagonist and underwent percutaneous coronary intervention, no significant differences were found in mortality, ischemic, and hemorrhagic complications between the patients treated with TT and DT. Thus, tailored treatment based on individual thromboembolic and bleeding risk might be the most reasonable approach in these patients.
Source: American Journal of Therapeutics - December 29, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Reviews Source Type: research

Reversal of Anticoagulation: Therapeutic Advances and Clinical Guidelines
Background: Anticoagulants are life-saving medications that prevent and treat thromboembolic disease and are of particular importance in the elderly population for prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation. The advent of direct oral anticoagulants and reversal agents has yielded more options for patients, although complicating clinical decision-making. Areas of Uncertainty: The decision to anticoagulate in atrial fibrillation depends on the risks of stroke versus bleeding. The accompanying HAS-BLED score for predicting bleeding allows an estimation of net clinical benefit. Despite these tools, uncertainty remains. N...
Source: American Journal of Therapeutics - January 1, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Systematic Review and Clinical Guidelines Source Type: research