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Current and emerging pharmacotherapy for ischemic stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Authors: Székely O, Miyazawa K, Lip GYH Abstract INTRODUCTION: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates due to thromboembolic complications, and anticoagulation is central to the management of this common arrhythmia to prevent acute thromboembolic events. The traditional anticoagulants: heparin, fondaparinux, and vitamin K antagonists (VKA, e.g. warfarin, acenocoumarol or phenprocoumin) have long served as pharmacotherapy for ischemic stroke prophylaxis. Areas covered: In this review article, the authors provide an overview on current and emerging pharmacotherapy for ischemic ...
Source: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy - October 27, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Expert Opin Pharmacother Source Type: research

Anticoagulation Resumption in a Patient With Mechanical Heart Valves, Antithrombin Deficiency, and Hemorrhagic Transformation Following Thrombectomy After Ischemic Stroke
This study is the first report of administering argatroban and titrating to its appropriate dose in the patient with valve thrombosis, antithrombin deficiency, and HT after mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. Notably, the fluctuations argatroban brings to the coagulation test results might not be interpreted as increased bleeding risk. This case also suggested that the reported timing (day 6 to day 14 after hemorrhage) of anticoagulant resumption in primary intracerebral hemorrhage with mechanical valves might be late for some patients with HT.
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - December 16, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Antithrombotic Therapy for Prevention of Various Thrombotic Diseases
Abstract The majority of sudden onset serious diseases, such as acute myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and pulmonary embolism, are thrombotic diseases. Antithrombotic therapy in general has a potential to reduce the risk of thrombotic diseases, though it increases the risk of serious bleeding events. Of the various antithrombotic agents currently available, the antiplatelet agent aspirin and the anticoagulant agent warfarin have the most robust clinical evidence. Aspirin reduces the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death, recurrence of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke by up to 25%. Aspirin is an establish...
Source: Drug Development Research - November 15, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Shinya Goto, Aiko Tomita Tags: Clinical Overview Source Type: research

The efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants versus vitamin K antagonists in patients with left-sided bioprosthetic heart valves and atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ConclusionOur meta-analysis demonstrated that in patients with AF and BHV, compared with VKAs, using DOACs was associated with reduced stroke and major bleeding events without an increase of all-cause mortality and any bleeding. In the population younger than 75  years old, DOAC might be more effective in preventing cardiogenic stroke.
Source: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology - February 16, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Association between Acid-Suppressive Drugs and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
ConclusionsASDs were significantly associated with all-cause mortality in patients with NVAF taking OACs.
Source: Drugs in R&D - July 19, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Comparison of outcomes of direct-acting oral anticoagulants vs. vitamin K antagonists in patients with bioprosthetic heart valves or valve repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis
CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that the use DOACs in patients with AF with bioprosthetic valve replacement or repair is comparatively better than vitamin K antagonists in reducing the risk of bleeding and thrombo-embolic events. Future studies with a randomized design and larger sample sizes are needed to further substantiate these findings.PMID:34355372 | DOI:10.26355/eurrev_202108_26457
Source: Pharmacological Reviews - August 6, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: L-L Tang S-W Liang H-L Shi J-J Ye Source Type: research

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