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Four-year trends in oral anticoagulant use and declining rates of ischemic stroke among 194,030 atrial fibrillation patients drawn from a sample of 12 million people
ConclusionThere was a slight increase in the prevalence of AF between 2012 and 2015, while the overall use of antiplatelet agents decreased and that of OAC, particularly DOACs, increased. Over the same period, 1 year hospitalizations for ischemic stroke declined substantially, with a declining rate of hemorrhagic strokes.
Source: American Heart Journal - November 9, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Is there a role for pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic-guided dosing for novel oral anticoagulants?
Publication date: May 2018 Source:American Heart Journal, Volume 199 Author(s): Noel Chan, Philip T. Sager, Jack Lawrence, Thomas's Ortel, Paul Reilly, Scott Berkowitz, Dagmar Kubitza, John Eikelboom, Jeffry Florian, Norman Stockbridge, Martin Rose, Robert Temple, Jonathan H. Seltzer The novel direct oral anticoagulants (NOACs) represent a major advance in oral anticoagulant therapy and are replacing vitamin K antagonists as the preferred options for many indications. Given in fixed doses without routine laboratory monitoring, they have been shown to be at least as effective in reducing thromboembolic stroke as dose-adjus...
Source: American Heart Journal - February 23, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Is There A Role For Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Guided Dosing For Novel Oral Anticoagulants?
Publication date: Available online 10 October 2017 Source:American Heart Journal Author(s): Noel Chan, Philip T. Sager, Jack Lawrence, Thomas's Ortel, Paul Reilly, Scott Berkowitz, Dagmar Kubitza, John Eikelboom, Jeffry Florian, Norman Stockbridge, Martin Rose, Robert Temple, Jonathan H. Seltzer The novel direct oral anticoagulants (NOACs) represent a major advance in oral anticoagulant therapy, and are replacing vitamin K antagonists as the preferred options for many indications. Given in fixed doses without routine laboratory monitoring, they have been shown to be at least as effective in reducing thromboembolic stroke ...
Source: American Heart Journal - October 10, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Vitamin K antagonists for stroke prevention in hemodialysis patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusion Our meta-analysis revealed a trend for a reduction of the risk of ischemic stroke in hemodialysis patients with AF treated with VKA. The true protective effect may have been underestimated, owing to inclusion of low-risk patients not expected to benefit from anticoagulation and to suboptimal anticoagulation. However, assessment of the overall effect of VKA in hemodialysis patients should also take into account the increased risk of bleeding, in particular of hemorrhagic stroke. Whether new oral anticoagulants provide a better benefit–risk ratio in hemodialysis patients should be the subject of future trials.
Source: American Heart Journal - October 4, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Acute management of stroke patients taking non –vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants Addressing Real-world Anticoagulant Management Issues in Stroke (ARAMIS) Registry: Design and rationale
Conclusion The ARAMIS Registry will document the current state of management of NOAC treated patients with acute ischemic stroke as well as contemporary care and outcome of anticoagulation-related intracerebral hemorrhage. These data will be used to better understand optimal strategies to care for these complex but increasingly common emergent real world clinical challenges.
Source: American Heart Journal - September 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Acute Management of Stroke Patients Taking Non-vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants Addressing Real-world Anticoagulant Management Issues in Stroke (ARAMIS) Registry: Design and Rationale
Conclusion The ARAMIS Registry will document the current state of management of NOAC treated patients with acute ischemic stroke as well as contemporary care and outcome of anticoagulation-related intracerebral hemorrhage. These data will be used to better understand optimal strategies to care for these complex but increasingly common emergent real world clinical challenges.
Source: American Heart Journal - August 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research