Anticoagulation Control on Warfarin Weakens After 6 Months
(MedPage Today) -- But patients hitting TTR target still had fewer events (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Switching from warfarin reduces healthcare use and costs
(Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News)
Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - September 1, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Apixaban for AF in ESRD: Fewer Strokes, Major Bleeds vs Warfarin Apixaban for AF in ESRD: Fewer Strokes, Major Bleeds vs Warfarin
' I think this is the best data we have so far ' supporting the use of apixaban in the especially high-risk population with atrial fibrillation, the lead researcher concludes. A randomized trial is forthcoming.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
More Bleeding on NOACs Seen in Kidney Disease? (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Stroke prevention similar to warfarin in observational study (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 12, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Apixaban Is Safest Direct Oral Anticoagulant Versus Warfarin
Reduced risks of major, intracranial, and gastrointestinal bleeding compared with warfarin (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - July 11, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Pharmacy, Journal, Source Type: news
Apixaban Is Safest Direct Oral Anticoagulant Versus Warfarin
WEDNESDAY, July 11, 2018 -- Apixaban seems to be the safest direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) compared with warfarin, according to a study published July 4 in The BMJ.
Yana Vinogradova, Ph.D., from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 11, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
HPV Versus Pap; DOACs and Warfarin: It's PodMed Double T! (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week ' s topics include DOACs and warfarin, use of defibrillators after Department of Justice involvement, HPV testing versus Pap smears, and interfering with RNA in a genetic disease (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 7, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Cheap drug hope for 500,000 at risk of stroke
HALF a million Britons who are unknowingly at risk of a fatal stroke caused by an irregular heartbeat could be saved by cheap clot-busting drugs, according to research. A study in the European Heart Journal found that 4,000 strokes were prevented in England between 2015 and 2016 among patients with atrial fibrillation , a heart rhythm disorder, by taking anti-coagulants such as warfarin. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New blood-thinning drugs 'could be far safer than the commonly-prescribed warfarin'
The study – published in the British Medical Journal – looked at 196,061 patients taking blood thinning drugs between 2011 and 2016 who were taking warfarin or the newer type drug. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Highlights Benefits of Newer Anticoagulants Study Highlights Benefits of Newer Anticoagulants
Newer oral anticoagulants, especially apixaban, are associated with a lower risk of major bleeds versus warfarin in patients with and without atrial fibrillation, a large UK study reveals.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
DOACs safer than warfarin, study suggests
New anti-clotting drugs appear to reduce risk of bleeding Related items fromOnMedica Self-monitoring cuts warfarin clot risk Rising use of antithrombotics linked to subdural haematoma Guided thrombolysis no better for treating DVT Direct oral anticoagulants as safe as warfarin after VTE Too few women take part in many CVD clinical trials (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 5, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
New anti-clotting drugs linked to lower risk of serious bleeding
(BMJ) New drugs known as direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) used to treat serious blood clots are associated with reduced risks of major bleeding compared with the older anti-clotting drug, warfarin, finds a study in The BMJ today. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 4, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Real-World MI Risk Lower With NOACs vs Warfarin in AFib Real-World MI Risk Lower With NOACs vs Warfarin in AFib
The results, from a large registry, add to a growing body of evidence supporting the general safety of direct oral anticoagulants and may finally put to rest concerns about an MI signal with dabigatran.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Danish Registry: NOACs Lower MI Risk More than Warfarin
(MedPage Today) -- Study clears the air on debate concerning direct-acting oral anticoagulants (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - June 26, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Reduced-Intensity Warfarin Safe With On-X Heart Valve Reduced-Intensity Warfarin Safe With On-X Heart Valve
Low-dose warfarin plus aspirin was associated with less bleeding without increasing thromboembolic events compared with standard-dose warfarin after aortic valve replacement with the On-X mechanical valve.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
