Results of the OPTIMAS trial, the largest trial to address this question, showed that initiation of a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) within 4 days after ischemic stroke associated with AF was ...

DOACs only and warfarin only are more likely to be prescribed to Medicare beneficiaries seeing clinicians in rural areas compared with urban areas.

Tom Nolan reviews this week’s research Trials of direct oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation have excluded patients with acute ischaemic stroke because of concerns over the risk of haemorrhagic ...

Targets the reduction in CABG-related bleeding severity due to the blood thinning drug, ticagrelor – a major unmet medical need in heart attack ...

“All of the new drugs are better than warfarin by far.” Patel pointed out that dabigatran at 150 mg is the only DOAC shown to reduce the incidence of ischemic stroke. For patients with renal ...

It was safe to start direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy without delay after acute ischemic stroke in people with atrial ...

In this retrospective cohort of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

Intravenous thrombolytics are not recommended for acute ischaemic stroke in patients who have taken a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) within 48 hours before presentation because of the perceived ...

DOACs require dose adjustments according to creatinine clearance (CrCl). We evaluated DOAC prescribing in AF in an acute UK cardiology ward and evaluated whether eGFR can be used as an alternative to ...

CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in the intensive care unit ...