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Net Clinical Benefit of Warfarin in Individuals With AF Net Clinical Benefit of Warfarin in Individuals With AF
This study assessed the net clinical benefit of warfarin, utilizing a widely used and validated clinical prediction score for assessment of ischemic stroke risk in patients with non-valvular AF.Heart
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
(Too) Many Patients With AF Stop Warfarin Within a Year (Too) Many Patients With AF Stop Warfarin Within a Year
Most likely to stop: those who received cardioversion or ablation for the atrial fibrillation. But neither is proven to maintain sinus rhythm and thereby cut stroke risk, researchers note.Heartwire from Medscape
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Causes of Death in Anticoagulated Patients With AF Causes of Death in Anticoagulated Patients With AF
This study aimed to analyze and compare causes of death in patients with atrial fibrillation receiving direct oral anticoagulants or warfarin for prevention of stroke and thromboembolism.Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Pradaxa Blood Thinner May Beat Warfarin After Bleeding Episode
Research also shows that resuming any anticoagulant is still safer than stopping the drugs in these casesSource: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bleeding, Blood Thinners, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Newer blood thinning drugs safer for reducing atrial fibrillation
Stephen FellerWASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- Researchers at Loyola University found newer blood thinning drugs are effective as warfarin at thinning blood to reduce stroke risk but require less monitoring.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cost-Effective Strategies for Stroke Reduction in AFCost-Effective Strategies for Stroke Reduction in AF
Although both non-warfarin oral anticoagulants and percutaneous LAAC are initially more costly than warfarin for stroke prophylaxis in patients with AF, might they save cost over the long-term? Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Reversing the effects of the new anti-clotting drugs
The oral anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin) became available for prescription in 1954. This anti-clotting drug commanded national attention when President Dwight Eisenhower received the drug as part of his treatment following a heart attack. No other oral anticoagulant was successfully developed and marketed in the United States until 2010.
Warfarin is a dangerous drug. Along with insulin, it is responsible for the most emergency hospitalizations due to adverse drug reactions. Whereas insulin causes low blood sugar, warfarin is notorious for the complication of major bleeding. Warfarin is plagued by hundreds of drug-drug an...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - December 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD Tags: Drugs and Supplements Health Heart Health Hypertension and Stroke anti-clotting coumadin deep-vein-thrombosis DVT Source Type: news
Self-Advocacy
On August 18, 2008 I went up to the office to do a load of xeroxing, throwing my bag in the back seat of the car. When I got to school, however, something was wrong. Though early in the am, it was like I was drunk, with walking wobbly and difficult. Being a compulsive, I idiotically worked for half an hour, holding on to the copying machine to steady myself. Then I drove home (second stupid act), called the health help line, where they told me to get to the ER. And don't drive! Once there, they figured I had had a stroke and put me on coumadin, a powerful blood thinner. Three days later, in the evening, a nurse wrote on my...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Do New Blood Thinners Compare to Warfarin?
WebMD describes how warfarin compares to new blood thinners that are prescribed to prevent blood clots and stroke.
Source: WebMD Health - June 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Special MRI scan could identify stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm disorder that affects millions of people. It can make you feel lousy. Even worse, it can cause potentially disabling or deadly strokes. A special MRI scan may — I stress the “may” — help identify people with atrial fibrillation who are at high risk of having a stroke. This could help many people with this condition to avoid taking warfarin or other clot-preventing medications for life.
A normal heartbeat starts in a cluster of cells called the pacemaker. It sits in the heart’s upper right chamber (the right atrium). These cells generate a pulse of electricity that...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - April 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Howard LeWine, M.D. Tags: Heart Health atrial fibrillation MRI prevention special MRI scan Stroke Stroke Risk Source Type: news
Risk of Death and Stroke in Persistent vs Paroxysmal AFRisk of Death and Stroke in Persistent vs Paroxysmal AF
Is there a difference in treatment effect between rivaroxaban and warfarin in these groups? European Heart Journal
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
An Aspirin a Day: Is the Benefit Worth the Risk?
Studies have shown that aspirin, the age old remedy for pain and fever, also thins the blood. Because of this property, it can also help to lower the chances of a heart attack or a stroke caused by a blood clot in the brain. And, although research has found that it only works in certain people (specifically, those with a history of heart attack or stroke) many Americans are inappropriately taking daily, low doses of aspirin as a preventative measure. In fact, researchers have found that about 12 percent of the of nearly 69,000 U.S. adults taking aspirin on a long-term basis should not have received the prescription in the ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Clinical Outcomes Not Valued Equally With NOACs, WarfarinClinical Outcomes Not Valued Equally With NOACs, Warfarin
Patients with cardiovascular disease were willing to accept a higher risk of stroke and MI to avoid fatal bleeding, while those who previously had had an MI or stroke placed a greater weight on avoiding these risks in the future. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Blood-Thinner Pradaxa: What You Should Know
When the blood-thinner drug Pradaxa (dabigatran) was FDA-approved in 2010 to prevent stroke in people at high risk, a major selling point was that it doesn't require frequent blood tests and dose adjustments like the old standby drug, warfarin.
Source: WebMD Health - July 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stroke Risk in AF Ablation While on Uninterrupted WarfarinStroke Risk in AF Ablation While on Uninterrupted Warfarin
Does periprocedural stroke risk vanish when uninterrupted warfarin is used for patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation? Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 1, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
