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

associated with these new oral agents and the importance of absolute compliance. Patients should be warned that reduced adherence or nonadherence to the treatment regimen could be fatal due to ...

Modified intention-to-treat (ITT) and on-treatment analyses were consistent with the overall ... and no other indication for ...

Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX) announced positive three-year primary endpoint results from the OPTION global clinical trial of the ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion vs continuation of oral anticoagulation therapy alone is linked to reduced ischemic stroke risk in select patients with nonvalvular AF.

Advances in cardiac imaging techniques and risk categorization have led to improvements in diagnosis, initial treatment and ...

VarmX, a biotech company developing innovative approaches for the bypass of direct oral anticoagulants targeting activated ...

The risks of thromboembolism—blood clots blocking blood flow to organs—following COVID-19 vaccination in patients with atrial ...

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

Just 15% of patients have their filters taken out despite clear recommendations they should be removed as soon as feasible.

Most Blood Thinner Dosing Problems Happen After Initial Prescription July 31, 2024 — More than two-thirds of people taking blood thinners take direct oral ... drug warfarin in the treatment ...

While countless long COVID sufferers put Pretorius’s theory to the test, her new focus is raising its awareness. Not only ...