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Andexanet Alfa and its Clinical Application
Heart Int. 2020 Jun 19;14(1):20-23. doi: 10.17925/HI.2020.14.1.20. eCollection 2020.ABSTRACTFactor Xa (FXa) inhibitors are widely used for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, and for the treatment and prevention of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Compared with warfarin, individual FXa inhibitors are associated with a lower risk of major bleeding. Nevertheless, bleeding remains a feared complication of any anticoagulant therapy. Despite their demonstrated safety, implementation of FXa inhibitors in clinical practice may have been limited by the lack of a specific antidote. Rece...
Source: Heart International - October 24, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fauve A Noordergraaf Marco Alings Source Type: research

High rates of oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation patients observed in a large multi-specialty health system in the Northeast
ConclusionsWe show dramatically increased OAC usage among patients with AF and that NOACs comprise the large majority of OACs compared with previous studies. This suggests an association between widespread adoption of NOACs and increased oral anticoagulation rates. Future directions include assessing barriers to oral anticoagulation and developing interventions to reduce disparity in OAC use between clinics.
Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology - October 20, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Contemporary Trends in Utilization and Outcomes of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in the United States from 2016 to 2019
Atrial fibrillation is a major cause of stroke and thromboembolism and oral anticoagulation is the mainstay of prevention. In patients who are poor candidates for long-term anticoagulation, percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (pLAAO) emerged as an alternative stroke prevention strategy and was approved by the US FDA in 2015. We aimed to examine trends in procedural volume, resource utilization, and clinical outcomes of pLAAO from a nationally representative cohort.
Source: Heart Rhythm - October 14, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mohak Gupta, Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Sachin S. Goel, Sourbha S. Dani, Mahboob Alam, Salik Nazir, Safi U. Khan, Wilbert Aronow, Vardhmaan Jain Source Type: research

Broadening Our SCOPE of Understanding Patent Foramen Ovale High-risk Features and Stroke
Paradoxical embolization of a blood clot of presumed venous origin through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is increasingly recognized as a legitimate cause of otherwise cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS). The term PFO-associated stroke has been proposed, as has where and how to classify this entity in the nomenclature of various ischemic stroke subtyping systems. PFOs are common, with prevalence as high as 25% in the general population. The prevalence of PFO is further increased in patients with CIS (overall 2.9 times higher), and especially so in the subset of younger patients (<55 years, 5.1 times higher). One estimate of...
Source: JAMA Neurology - October 10, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Comparison of Dabigatran Versus Warfarin Treatment for the Prevention of New Cerebral Lesions in Valvular Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common arrhythmias in the United States and is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events.1 The American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Rhythm Society guidelines recommend oral anticoagulation with either warfarin or oral non-vitamin K antagonists for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation with a high risk for ischemic stroke based on the CHA2DS2-VASc score.2 The recently published article “Comparison of Dabigatran Versus Warfarin Treatment for Prevention of New Cerebral Lesions in Valvular Atrial Fibrillation” discussed the efficacy of...
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - October 7, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Marwa S.H. Abrahim, Olufemi Sofola-James, Zeina Bani Hani Source Type: research

Risk of stroke/systemic embolism, major bleeding and associated costs in non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients who initiated apixaban, dabigatran, or rivaroxaban compared with warfarin in the United States Medicare population: updated analysis
CONCLUSIONS: This real-world analysis showed DOACs to be associated with lower risk of stroke/SE and major bleeding, and lower medical costs compared to warfarin. Among them, only apixaban appears to be associated with a significantly lower risk of all three outcomes collectively: stroke/SE, major bleeding, and lower related medical costs compared to warfarin.PMID:35993487 | DOI:10.1080/03007995.2022.2115772
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - August 22, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Alpesh Amin Allison Keshishian Dionne M Hines Oluwaseyi Dina Hannah Le Lisa Rosenblatt Xianchen Liu Qisu Zhang Lien Vo Source Type: research